
Possible shooting with several victims in downtown Orlando
CBSN
Dozens of police officers have responded to reports of a shooting with several victims in downtown Orlando, the CBS affiliate in the Florida city, WKMG-TV reports.
The station cites police as saying an emergency call came into dispatchers just after 1 a.m. Friday indicating several people had been shot.
In a post on X early Friday calling it a "critical incident," police said they're "conducting a shooting investigation. ... We are still gathering information and interviewing witnesses."

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