Orlando’s lively Halloween celebrations took a tragic turn this year when a deadly mass shooting erupted in the city’s downtown area, leaving two people dead and many others injured.
According to Orlando.com, a mass shooting occurred during Halloween celebrations in the city’s downtown, leaving two people dead and many injured. The chaos prompted Mayor Buddy Dyer to declare a state of emergency and impose a strict curfew on the downtown entertainment district in an effort to curb the violence.
“I will be issuing a state of emergency to venues within the downtown entertainment district that will cease alcohol sales at midnight and impose a curfew from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.,” Dyer said at a news conference. “We will not This decision was taken lightly and comes after another tragic shooting in the city center and a number of measures have been taken to get to this point.” The mayor confirmed the curfew will remain in place until next Friday (November 8) as a response to the recent incident. response to the incident.
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith detailed the swift arrest of 17-year-old Jaylen Edgar, who now faces two counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder. Describing the scene, Smith told how police quickly arrested Edgar as he tried to escape. “Of course, we use cameras to watch it and play it back. We have that capability at major intersections,” he explained. “The officers responded very quickly, the officers did a great job. They responded as soon as they heard the gunfire. You know, everyone else was running away… They found the shooter. They took him down.
A total of seven people were injured in the chaos, and another person was trampled while frantically dodging gunfire. The other female victim reportedly drove herself to the hospital and is currently in stable condition.
