Florida Mass Shooting: 10 People Injured After Four Shooters Open Fire in Lakeland Neighborhood

According to ABC, the police responded to calls of a shooting at a location near Iowa Avenue North and Plum Street at 3.43 pm. All the victims were adult men between 20 and 35 years old, according to Taylor.

Representational Image (File Photo)

Florida, January 31: A mass shooting in a Florida city has left 10 people wounded while two in critical condition, the Lakeland Police Department announced on Monday, according to CNN. According to the police, a dark-blue, four-door sedan pulled up at the scene of the shooting, Police Department Chief Sam Taylor said.

"The vehicle slowed, did not stop, and the four windows went down. It appeared to be occupied by four shooters in the vehicle," Taylor said, adding, "They started firing from all four windows of the vehicle and shooting males on both sides." The car took off at a high speed, and police are "actively looking for that vehicle now," CNN quoted Taylor saying. Monterey Park Mass Shooting: Many Shot Dead During Chinese Lunar New Year Festivities Near Los Angeles (Watch Video).

According to ABC, the police responded to calls of a shooting at a location near Iowa Avenue North and Plum Street at 3.43 pm. All the victims were adult men between 20 and 35 years old, according to Taylor.

"We will be out most of the night trying to figure out who these individuals are in the vehicle," Taylor said. Police found certain 'quantity' of marijuana at the scene, which indicates to police that "there was a narcotic sales or sales of marijuana going on at the time," Taylor said, adding, "Whether that is significant or related to this is unknown," according to CNN. Los Angeles Mass Shooting: Three Killed, Four Injured in Gun Attack in Benedict Canyon Area; Suspect Absconding.

The chief said in his 34 years career in this department, he had never worked on a case where so many people had been shot at one time. "This is something that doesn't happen to Lakeland," he said.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

Share Now

Share Now