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

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

Jaylen Dwayne Edgar was arrested aft helium killed 2 radical and injured six others successful downtown Orlando aboriginal connected Friday, officials said. 

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

The fishy is seen moving with the assemblage towards 2 constabulary cars, getting meshed with the guiltless bystanders that were fleeing successful panic.

As helium pulls retired the weapon again, a leader bull spots him and rapidly tackles him to the ground, disarming him earlier different officers assistance successful the arrest.

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

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

A 2nd shooting minutes aboriginal happened wrong a abbreviated region of officers and they rapidly made an arrest, the 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 attraction and were successful unchangeable condition, Smith said.

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

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

Young radical - galore wearing Halloween costumes - had been retired partying Thursday nighttime successful the country earlier the fearfulness unfolded. 

'He beauteous overmuch walked into downtown, walked into the thoroughfare and did what helium did,' Chief Smith said, adding that the teen fishy did not locomotion into immoderate clubs. 

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

There were much than 100 officers patrolling the crowds estimated betwixt 50,000 and 100,000 radical who were retired celebrating Halloween connected Thursday nighttime and aboriginal Friday morning.

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

Edgar was antecedently arrested for expansive theft successful 2023. 

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