ORLANDO (Florida, US), Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two men are dead, and at least seven people are injured after an overnight shooting in downtown Orlando, the city’s police department said.
Police responded to a shooting call near East Central Boulevard and North Orange Avenue just at 1:07 a.m. Friday. Minutes later, police said they received another call about shots fired south of Washington Street on North Orange Avenue.
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said eight people were shot, two of the victims died and a ninth person was trampled in the chaos. Victims’ ages are between 19 and 39, police said.
The suspect, identified as 17-year-old Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, has a previous arrest record, according to police.
Video shows a large crowd dispersing in a chaotic scene. Police said 50,000-100,000 people were in the area for a Halloween celebration.
Nine people were taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center, police said. Two of them are in critical condition.
OPD said Edgar has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm and six counts of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm.
In 2021, several people were hurt in a Halloween night shooting in downtown Orlando. — NNN-AGENCIES
