Shootings kill 2 and wound 6 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando

Whatever his mindset was, he was going to shoot no matter what,

Smith said, noting

You can carry a weapon on a public street, if you meet certain criteria,

Smith said

At approximately 1:07 a.m., officers reported shots fired at Central Boulevard and Orange Avenue. Within minutes, a second report of shots fired was called in south of Washington Street on Orange Avenue,

Smith said

The officers did a great job. They responded right when they heard the shooting, you know. So everybody else is running. They’re not, they’re sitting in position looking for a shooter. They found a shooter. They took him down,

he said

He pretty much walked into downtown, walked into the street and did what he did,

local U.S. media Fox 13 Tampa Bay said, quoting the police chief

The Orlando Police Department is conducting a shooting investigation in Downtown Orlando. We are still gathering information and interviewing witnesses,

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