8 Shot In Mass Shooting At MLK Day Event In Florida

I am discouraged to report 8 individuals were shot, and one seriously hurt in a mass shooting at an MLK Day Day event in Florida on Monday (January 16).

More than 1,000 individuals participated in a block celebration and cars and truck reveal with live music at Ilous Ellis Park in Fort Pierce, north of West Palm Beach, Florida. 

Around 5:20 p.m. numerous gunshots sounded out and sent out guests rushing for security. 

In addition to the shooting victims, numerous individuals were hurt consisting of a kid. 

Chief Deputy Brian Hester, who participated in the parade, informed press reporters on Monday night, “It was mass mayhem. People were running in all various instructions.”

“There were individuals laying behind vehicles, laying behind anything they might lay behind. It was sort of tough to inform who was a victim and who was simply concealing at that point.”

Detectives think the shooting at the MLK Day event was stimulated by a conflict in between 2 celebrations at the park.

“Sounds like, from our preliminary examination here on scene, there was an argument of some sort in between 2 celebrations and, sadly, they selected to deal with that with weapons,” Hester stated. “It’s actually regrettable and it’s unfortunate that throughout an event of someone who represented peace and equality that an argument leads to a use of weapons and violence.”

Watch the ABC News report by means of “Good Morning America” listed below. 

Anyone with info on the occurrence at the MLK Day event is prompted to call the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office at 772-462-7300 or contact Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-273-8477.

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