Orlando mass shooting during halloween celebrations

Police are responding to reports of a mass shooting in Orlando in the early hours of Friday morning.

Dozens of officers responded to an emergency call reporting that several people had been shot just after 1 a.m., the local news outlet WKMG-TV reported.

A video published by Fox35 shows dozens of people celebrating Halloween fleeing down a street in downtown Orlando. Another video shared on social media shows several police cars and emergency vehicles at the scene.

Orlando Police confirmed it was investigating the incident. “The Orlando Police Department is conducting a shooting investigation in Downtown Orlando. We are still gathering information and interviewing witnesses,” it wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

This is a breaking story. More to follow.