Florida shooting leaves at least 2 dead, 18 injured during Halloween celebrations
Ybor City shooting leaves 2 dead, 18 injured
Tampa police responded to a shooting in Ybor City that left two people dead and 18 others injured. According to Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw a fight between two groups led up to the tragic events. The shooting took place during a Halloween celebration.
A shooting in Tampa, Florida, killed at least two people and injured 18 more after a fight broke out between two groups on a street crowded with hundreds of people during Halloween celebrations early Sunday, authorities said.
The shooting happened just before 3 a.m. near a strip of bars and clubs in the 1600 block of East 7th Avenue in the Ybor City neighborhood, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw told reporters at the scene.
"It was a disturbance or a fight between two groups," Bercaw said. "And in this fight between two groups, we had hundreds of innocent people involved that were in the way."
Video posted online shows people in Halloween costumes drinking and talking on the street when shots ring out, triggering a stampede. Some people topple over metal tables and take cover behind them. Video from the aftermath shows police officers treating several people lying wounded on the ground.
RAGING PORTLAND DRIVER RIPS THROUGH ROSE PARADE IN FURIOUS VIDEO
The shooting happened on a street near bars and clubs Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood where revelers were celebrating Halloween. (FOX13 Tampa WTVT)
Some officers were on the scene at the time of the shooting but none were injured, Bercaw said.
At least two people were killed and 18 more hospitalized with injuries, police said. (FOX13 Tampa WTVT)
No details on the conditions of the 18 hospitalized with injuries were immediately provided.
FLORIDA GIRLS HIDE FROM SHOTGUN-WIELDING MAN WHO ENTERS HOME: VIDEO
One suspect, only identified as a male, turned himself in to police, Bercaw said. Authorities believe that a second shooter was involved.
It was unclear what led to the fight before the shooting. (FOX13 Tampa WTVT)
The circumstances that led to the fight remain under investigation.
Authorities asked anyone with information or video of the shooting to contact Tampa police at 813-231-6130.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
LINK: Get updates and more on this story at foxnews.com.
Mom begs teens to put down guns after son killed
Family of Saturday's shooting victim held a vigil and say he turned 16 last week. As police search for the shooter, family hopes teens will put the guns down.
Wisconsin scam: Letter targets Holocaust survivor's family
Scammers are stooping to new lows with a letter circulating in Wisconsin that targets the families of Holocaust survivors.
Wisconsin scam: Letter targets Holocaust survivor's family
Scammers are stooping to new lows with a letter circulating in Wisconsin that targets the families of Holocaust survivors.
US pitches new AI alert system to China for incidents affecting national security
The United States is looking to establish a new “notification mechanism" with China that would be triggered in cases where artificial intelligence-related incidents could affect national security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed the proposal Sunday as the two nations meet ahead of this week’s White House talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Darren Simmons, convicted sex offender
U.S. Marshals are looking for Darren Simmons, a man convicted of forcing himself on a 14-year-old girl at a party, who cut off his GPS monitor.
Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Darren Simmons, convicted sex offender
U.S. Marshals are looking for Darren Simmons, a convicted sex offender. Investigators said Simmons forced himself on a 14-year-old at a party.
Kenosha Rhode Center for the Arts seeks help after flooding damages
A pipe burst overnight and extensive rain caused major water damage to the Rhode Center for the Arts in Kenosha.
Milwaukee weather: Drizzle continues, fall-like week ahead
Cloudy, windy and drizzly at times overnight. Temperatures dropping into the 50s. We have a very fall-like week ahead. We will start the week with clouds and some drizzle and more wind. High around 60 on Monday with the wind off of the lake. Some peeks of the sun later in the day on Tuesday with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Tuesday is the first day of Fall.
Rain and burst pipe flood Kenosha theater
A burst pipe and heavy rain caused severe water damage inside a historic Kenosha theater.
Patrick Clancy talks about forgiveness, grief during first TV interview since Lindsay Clancy mistrial
In his first television interview since the case against Lindsay Clancy ended in a mistrial, Patrick Clancy revealed he had forgiven his former wife for the deaths of their three children, saying he did so while still holding his dying infant son.