Orlando Halloween shooting leaves two dead and six injured as police arrest 17-year-old suspect

Two group person been killed and six injured aft a gunman opened occurrence successful Orlando while group were retired celebrating Halloween.

A 17-year-old fishy has been arrested, according to police Chief Eric Smith, aft gunshots were heard successful 2 different locations and he was tackled by police.

'He beautiful overmuch walked into downtown, walked into nan thoroughfare and did what he did,' Chief Smith reportedly said, adding that nan did not locomotion into immoderate clubs. 

Horrifying video shows hundreds of group moving for their lives aft gunshots were heard successful nan downtown area of nan city. 

The ages of nan victims scope from 19 to 39 years old, Smith said. The dormant and injured person not yet been identified arsenic their families proceed to beryllium informed.

Young group - galore wearing Halloween costumes - had been retired partying past nighttime successful nan area earlier nan scary unfolded.

An emergency telephone came successful conscionable aft 1am, pinch reports that respective group had been changeable astir Central Boulevard and Orange Avenue, according to nan Orlando Police Department.

A 2nd telephone came successful from retired of Washington Street and Orange Avenue, Smith said.

'Shortly aft reported shots fired, a shooting fishy was located and taken into custody astatine Washington and Orange,' Smith said successful his briefing this morning.

Dozens of constabulary cars and scores of cops were seen attending nan segment successful nan early hours of this morning.

'The Orlando Police Department is conducting a shooting investigation successful Downtown Orlando,' nan unit said successful a statement. 

'We are still gathering accusation and interviewing witnesses. We will person much accusation later this morning.' 

A abstracted shooting successful Washington State past nighttime saw 1 personification killed astatine a shopping analyzable which was hosting a trick-or-treat Halloween event.