A 17-year-old suspect was arrested in connection with the shooting.
ORLANDO, Fla. — 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 1 a.m., WTVT reported. 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.