Florida Mass Shooting: 2 Killed, 6 Injured As Gunman Opens Fire at Public Halloween Celebrations in Orlando (Watch Videos)
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said the victims were shot while hundreds were celebrating Halloween in public around around 1 am, WTVT reported.
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.