Orlando Halloween Celebration Turns Deadly When Shooting Breaks Out — Dramatic Video Catches Police Heroic
Halloween turned deadly in Orlando, Florida, early Friday as a pair of shootings left two people dead.
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said six people were wounded in the shootings and another person was trampled amid the chaos caused by the gunfire, according to WESH.
The two people were shot to death, ages 19 and 25.
Police said the shootings took place as between 50,000 and 100,000 people had flocked to Orlando to celebrate Halloween.
The shootings took place shortly after 1 a.m., Orlando police posted on Facebook.
A suspect was arrested at the second location where shots were fired.
Police said Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, 17, who had a prior arrest in 2023 for Grand Theft has been detained.
Victims ranged in age from 19 to 39 years old, police said, WESH reported.
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