A University of Central Florida freshman has been identified as one of two revelers killed in a mass shooting at a Halloween celebration in Orlando.

According to GoFundMe, Timothy Schmidt Jr. had a desire to “follow in his father’s footsteps as a successful businessman” before he was “tragically and innocently murdered.”

His heartbroken father Timothy Schmidt Sr. He told The Post Saturday that his 19-year-old son, a talented football player, is “one of a kind” whom he has raised primarily as a single father since he was 9 years old.

“A month before I left him for the summer session at UCF, he was the best man at my wedding and gave the best speech ever,” his father said. “It brought everyone to tears. It was my little me and my best friend. We had a very special bond.”

Schmidt Sr. said he has already received more than 1,000 messages from his son’s grieving friends and relatives.

“There wasn’t even a single bruise on his body,” his father said. “He was a very kind person, always trying to help his friends and uplift his friends.”

Schmidt, known as Tim to his family, allegedly opened fire on Jaylen Dwayne Edgar’s crowd of thousands of partiers outside The Block, the seven-venue entertainment district in downtown Orlando, on Friday.

“It was a terrible lottery ticket to win,” Timothy Schmidt Sr. said of his son’s random killing. “He was out having fun with his friends.”

Jacob Egozi, the student who organized the fundraiser, said: “He was an extraordinary person, a loving son, a caring friend, a talented football player, a great teammate, a kind soul, a hard-working student with an extremely warm heart and a witty sense of humour. “He was a possessive individual,” he said. On behalf of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Nu Delta Chapter of Central Florida.

UCF Student Government had previously shared that a student was among the two people killed, without identifying Schmidt.

“An unjustified act of violence injured several members of our UCF family and claimed the lives of two people, including a UCF student and a member of our Orlando community,” the school said. he said on Facebook.

Schmidt and another 25-year-old man were pronounced dead at Orlando Regional Medical Center following the shooting.

Eight people, ages 19 to 39, were hospitalized with varying degrees of injuries after the incident, according to the Orlando Police Department.

It was stated that the condition of two victims was critical.

A 26-year-old woman was taken to hospital after being trampled by terrified crowds late on Friday morning, police said.

Edgar, 17, is accused of pulling out a handgun and shooting into a crowd at the intersection of Orange Ave and Central Blvd. Authorities said it happened around 1:07 p.m.

He ran and appeared a block away amid a frenzied struggle by the crowd at Orange Avenue and Washington Street, where police said they opened fire again.

Officers witnessed Edgar fire his gun and then subdued the gunman before he could escape again, authorities said.

Officers’ body camera footage shows officers yelling at the suspect before taking him into custody.

“Get down!” An officer shouted and the suspect responded, “It’s not me” before being arrested.

“I saw him shoot,” an officer said in the clip.

Edgar was slapped with two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm and six counts of attempted murder.

Dressed in a white jumpsuit, the teenager was led from the police department to a waiting police car on Friday.

“Regardless of his mentality, he was going to shoot no matter what,” Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said Friday. “He passed multiple officers and we followed where he came from. “He knew what to do, he was thinking about what his mind was going to do.”

Orange-Osceola State’s Attorney Andrew Bain said Edgar could be tried as an adult due to “several aggravating factors.”

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer placed the downtown entertainment district under a state of emergency for a week and required businesses to stop selling alcohol at midnight.

“We know there will be impacts to businesses and residents in this area, but the safety of everyone who lives, works and visits our downtown is our top priority,” the City of Orlando said.