WESH – 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. ORMC released updated conditions:
- Victim 1: Black male, 25, deceased
- Victim 2: White male, 19, deceased
- Victim 3: White male, 18, shot in lower left leg
- Victim 4: White female, 39, shot in left hand
- Victim 5: Hispanic female, 24, shot in left leg
- Victim 6: Black male, 20, shot in head (graze)
- Victim 7: Hispanic male, 26, shot in right foot
- Victim 8: Hispanic female, 19, shot in upper back, lodged in cheek
- Victim 9: Hispanic female, 26, injuries from being trampled
One of the victims killed during the mass shooting was identified as a UCF student, according to school officials.
The school did not share specific details about the identity of the student.
Note: The suspect, Jaylen Dwayne Edgar (DOB: 09/17/2007), has been charged with two counts of First-Degree Murder with a Firearm and six counts of Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm.
