TAMPA, Florida – Videos show the moment at least two people died and 18 others were injured after a fight turned shooting broke out between two groups on a street crowded with hundreds of people during Halloween celebrations early Sunday.
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.
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.
One suspect, only identified as a male, turned himself in to police, Bercaw said. Authorities believe that a second shooter was involved.
No details on the conditions of the 18 hospitalized with injuries were immediately provided.
What led to the fight remains under investigation.