Shocking moment Orlando shooter callously opens fire on crowd - before being brought down by hero cop

This is nan horrifying infinitesimal a 17-year-old opened occurrence connected a Halloween crowd successful Orlando and killed two, earlier being taken down by a leader cop. 

Jaylen Dwayne Edgar was arrested aft he killed 2 group and injured six others successful downtown Orlando early connected Friday, officials said. 

Shocking footage released by constabulary shows nan fishy successful a yellowish garment calmly stepping done nan crowd of Halloween revelers earlier he turns astir and fires his gun. Crowds fly successful panic arsenic nan muzzle flash lights up nan acheronian street. 

The fishy is seen moving pinch nan crowd towards 2 constabulary cars, getting meshed pinch nan guiltless bystanders that were fleeing successful panic.

As he pulls retired nan weapon again, a leader bull spots him and quickly tackles him to nan ground, disarming him earlier different officers assistance successful nan arrest.

The fishy could beryllium seen protesting his innocence and appeared to beryllium trying to blend successful pinch different bystanders fleeing for their lives.  

Officers responded to a study of shots fired successful nan city’s downtown soon aft 1am.

A 2nd shooting minutes later happened wrong a short region of officers and they quickly made an arrest, nan city’s constabulary Chief Eric Smith said during a briefing Friday morning.

The six wounded, who scope successful property from 19 to 39, were transported to a infirmary for curen and were successful unchangeable condition, Smith said.

Smith showed video from thoroughfare information cameras and a constabulary assemblage camera showing nan 2 shootings and nan suspect’s apprehension astatine nan 2nd shooting location. 

Police utilized information video to put retired a explanation of nan suspect, but nan 2nd shooting happened adjacent constabulary and officers saw nan attack, Smith said. 

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

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

'Whatever his mindset was, he was going to sprout nary matter what,' Smith added, noting that nan suspect's information is portion of nan ongoing investigation. 

There were much than 100 officers operating nan crowds estimated betwixt 50,000 and 100,000 group who were retired celebrating Halloween connected Thursday nighttime and early Friday morning.

Florida State Attorney Andrew Baine said charging nan teen fishy arsenic an big is simply a anticipation but his agency would await further accusation from nan constabulary investigation.

Edgar was antecedently arrested for expansive theft successful 2023. 

Police person not revealed nan victims' names arsenic their families are informed.