Nearly two years later, the man tried for the Halloween mass shooting in downtown Orlando in 2024 has been found guilty of first-degree murder.
Jaylen Edgar, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, killed two and injured several others on Halloween in 2024. He was found guilty of all charges Monday.
Edgar opened fire into an outdoor crowd of anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 people celebrating Halloween on Orange Avenue, Orlando Police Department has said. He shot a total of nine people, including two, Tyrek Hill and Tim Schmidt Jr., fatally. Another person was injured after being trampled by the crowd…