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Here's what we know about the victims following the downtown Orlando shooting

Here's what we know about the victims following the downtown Orlando shooting

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ORLANDO, Fla. — A shooting in downtown Orlando early Friday left two dead and six injured, with another person injured as a result, police said.

Orlando police said shots were fired in the area of ​​Central Boulevard and Orange Avenue just after 1 a.m. before additional shots were reported near Washington Street and Orange Avenue.

Jaylen Edgar, 17, was arrested in connection with the shooting, but the motive for the violence is not yet known.

The names of the victims, who ranged in age from 19 to 39, were not released, but Orlando police listed more details about them later in the morning.

Victim 1: Black man, 25, deceased

Victim 2: White male, 19, deceased

Victim 3: White male, 18, shot in the lower left leg

Victim 4: White woman, 39, shot in the left hand

Victim 5: Hispanic woman, 24, shot in the left leg

Victim 6: Black man, 20, headshot (stripes)

Victim 7: Hispanic man, 26, shot in the right foot

Victim 8: Hispanic woman, 19, shot in the upper back, pinched in the cheek

Victim 9: Hispanic woman, 26, trampling injuries. She wasn't shot.

No further details about the victims were released.

Police say there may have been between 50,000 and 100,000 people downtown at the time of the shooting, judging by the huge Halloween crowd.

Orange-Osceola District Attorney Andrew Bain said it is likely Edgar could be charged as an adult pending further investigation.

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