Orlando, November 1: Two people were killed and six others were wounded in a shooting early Friday at a public Halloween celebration in Florida, police and local media said. The Orlando Police Department said in a social media post that it was conducting an investigation into a shooting in the city's downtown area.

Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said the victims were shot while hundreds were celebrating Halloween in public around around 1 am, WTVT reported. Orlando Shooting: Young Gymnast Among Three Killed in Gun Violence in Organe County.

Shooting at Halloween Celebrations in Orlando (Trigger Warning)

Gunman Open Fire at Public Halloween Celebrations in Florida

A 17-year-old male suspect was being interviewed by detectives, Smith said. Additional details were expected to be released at an upcoming briefing, police said.