2:49
- ABC News
- December 4, 2015
Shooting Victims Described as 'Protector,' 'Incredible Father,' 'Very Good Man'
Families paid tribute to their loved ones.
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Michael Wetzel
Age: 37
Hometown: Lake Arrowhead, Calif.
The wife and children of Wetzel have paid tribute to him.
He was in a meeting when the shooting started.
“He was my best friend and incredible father who was loved by all,” Renee Wetzel told ABC News.
Celia Behar, family spokeswoman for the Wetzel family, said, “They are very overwhelmed; they’re six kids who have lost their father.”
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Shannon Johnson
Age: 45
Hometown: Los Angeles
Johnson worked as an environmental health specialist for 10 years.
An official statement from his family and friends said, \"Shannon was a generous, fun-loving soul, who very much loved his family and friends. Shannon was a protector to all of those he loved. Shannon was friendly and easy to know, making friends everywhere he traveled. He loved his job as a Health Inspector. He also loved his community and his fellow co-workers. Shannon lived a quiet and private life in his home in Los Angeles. He loved taking long walks throughout the city, going to concerts, and hanging out at his favorite tattoo parlor.
\"He truly enjoyed laughter, conversation, music, and his pets. Shannon believed in the greatness of love, equality and kindness and treated others accordingly. All who knew him will miss him more than we can ever say, and our thoughts and prayers are with the other families who are grieving the loss of their loved ones.\"
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Age: 31
Hometown: Santa Ana, Calif.
Nguyen's friend wrote in an online fundraiser that she was \"an incredible person with a contagious smile\" who \"had a heart bigger than the sun.\"
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Yvette Velasco
Age: 27
Hometown: Fontana, Calif.
In a statement her family called Velasco an \"intelligent, motivated, and beautiful young woman who was full of life and loved by all who knew her.\"
\"We are devastated about what happened, and are still processing this nightmare,\" her family said in a statement to ABC News. \"We ask that you please respect our family's privacy in order to grieve our loss.\"
Velasco is survived by her parents and her three sisters.
Bennetta Bet-Badal
Age: 46
Hometown: Rialto, Calif.
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Hometown: San Jacinto, Calif.
Isaac Amanios
Age: 60
Hometown: Fontana, Calif.
Harry Bowman
Age: 46
Hometown: Upland, Calif.
Sierra Clayborn
Age: 27
Hometown: Moreno Valley, Calif.
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Robert Adams
Age: 40
Hometown: Yucaipa, Calif.
Posted by Robert Adams on Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Juan Espinoza
Age: 50
Hometown: Highland, Calif.
Damian Meins
Age: 58
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.
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