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Two dead, 6 injured in shooting at downtown Orlando amid Halloween celebration, local media say

Two people died and six were injured in a shooting in the downtown area of Orlando, Florida in the midst of Halloween festivities, several local US media reported on Friday, adding that a teenage suspect had been arrested.

People in Halloween costumes stood in the incident area as emergency personnel attended to casualties laying in the street a video posted on Instagram, verified by Reuters, showed.