A 19-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for killing two people and trying to kill seven others in a mass shooting during Halloween celebrations in downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2024.
Two people killed as thousands celebrated Halloween in downtown Orlando
A judge sentenced Jaylen Edgar, 19, to life in prison on October 27 for two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to Spectrum News.
Edgar was 17 when the shooting happened just after 1 a.m. on November 1, 2024. An estimated 75,000 people were in downtown Orlando for Halloween at the time.
Prosecutors said Edgar opened fire, killing Timothy Schmidt Jr., 19, a University of Central Florida student, and Tyrek Hill, 25…