This is the horrifying moment a 17-year-old opened fire on a Halloween crowd in Orlando, killing two, before being shot dead by a hero cop.
Jaylen Dwayne Edgar was arrested after he killed two people and injured six others in downtown Orlando early Friday, authorities said.
Shocking footage released by police shows the suspect in a yellow shirt calmly walking through the crowd of Halloween revelers before turning around and firing his gun. The crowd flees in terror when the flash illuminates the dark street.
The suspect is seen running with the crowd towards two police cars, crashing into innocent bystanders who were fleeing in panic.
When he pulls out his gun again, a hero cop sees him and quickly tackles him to the ground, disarming him before other officers assist in the arrest.
Shocking footage released by police shows the suspect in a yellow shirt calmly walking through the crowd of Halloween revelers before turning around and firing his gun.
As he draws the gun again, a hero cop sees him and quickly tackles him to the ground, disarming him before other officers help him.
The suspect could be seen protesting his innocence and appeared to be trying to blend in with other passersby who were fleeing for their lives.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired downtown shortly after 1 a.m.
Minutes later, a second shooting occurred a short distance from officers and they quickly made an arrest, the city’s police chief, Eric Smith, said during a briefing Friday morning.
The six injured people, who range in age from 19 to 39, were transported to a hospital for treatment and are in stable condition, Smith said.
Smith showed video from street security cameras and a police body camera showing the two shootings and the arrest of the suspect at the second shooting scene.
The suspect was wearing a yellow shirt, jeans and a backpack when he opened fire.
Edgar was previously arrested for grand theft in 2023
Police used security video to provide a description of the suspect, but the second shooting occurred near police and officers saw the attack, Smith said.
The young people, many of them dressed in Halloween costumes, had been partying Thursday night in the area before the horror unfolded.
“He pretty much walked downtown, went outside and did what he did,” Chief Smith said, adding that the teenage suspect did not enter any clubs.
“Whatever his mindset was, he was going to shoot no matter what,” Smith added, noting that the suspect’s motivation is part of the ongoing investigation.
There were more than 100 officers patrolling among a crowd estimated at between 50,000 and 100,000 people celebrating Halloween Thursday night and early Friday.
Police officers are seen tackling the alleged attacker as people take shelter nearby
Florida State Attorney Andrew Baine said it is possible to charge the teenage suspect as an adult, but that his agency would wait for more information from the police investigation.
Edgar was previously arrested for grand larceny in 2023.
Police have not released the names of the victims as their families are being informed.