At least seven people were injured Sunday after a man shot into a crowd in downtown Orlando, Florida.
The shooting broke out after a big fight in the vicinity of Wall Street Plaza and Orange Avenue around 2: in the morning, when the bars and clubs in the area were already closing.
Six of All seven victims were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center and another person went to AdventHealth on their own, Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said. He added that the seven injured were in stable condition.
“Approximately 2 : 22 this morning, on Orange Avenue and Wall Street, a big fight broke out ”, Smith declared in a press conference. “One of the combatants pulled out a pistol and fired into the crowd.”
The police chief said they still did not have the suspect in custody. “We are still in the preliminary part of this investigation, so if anyone has any information, please call us at 1200 or contact Crimeline ”.
Smith stated that the Orlando Police Department (OPD) was working with the companies surrounding the event to collect any video where the incident can be observed.
The three-minute audiovisual material released on social media shows dozens of people running down Orange Avenue after hearing the shots. The video then shows the authorities attending to two people who were lying on the floor specifically on the street in front of Wall Street Plaza.
One of the people who was in a nearby place told the Spectrum News medium 13, that she and other people hid inside the bar where they were .
“We just heard shots and we were stuck upstairs for an hour, and when we came down we were helping everyone clean up because we had nothing else to do because we were trapped, and we saw someone being carried on a stretcher,” said Cali Oberbeck.
The OPD said that since the shooting, security has increased in the city center.
“The Orlando Police Department is committed to ensuring the safety of our residents, businesses and visitors. We have increased security measures and resources in the area and are already considering further increasing those resources and security measures. Additionally, we are working with businesses in the area to see if there are any videos of the incident,” he says in a statement.
Smith said that police officers are in the center. “The area is safe, there are no more threats in the center.”
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