TAMPA (AP) – A fight between two groups turned deadly in Florida, United States when a shooting in a Tampa street during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalised, police said.
Officers responded to the shooting in Tampa on the 1600 block of East 7th Avenue in the Ybor City area, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said during a press conference at the scene.
The fight occurred in an area with several entertainment place and there were large numbers of late night revellers in the area at the time, Bercaw said.
Police were not immediately sure if the people involved in the fight were inside any of the entertainment area before the shooting.
Video posted online shows people in costumes on the street when shots ring out, creating 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.
A volley of about a dozen shots rang out followed a few seconds later by a volley of about eight shots.
