Eight people are shot and one is in critical condition at the Martin Luther King Day event in Florida
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Eight people shot at Martin Luther King Day event in Florida: Haunting video shows aftermath with one victim in critical condition, gunman still on the run
- Eight people were shot after a disagreement at an MLK Day event in Florida
- The shooting occurred during a family car gathering at a park in Fort Pierce.
- Video shows chaos after shooting as adults in children scatter in terror
- All eight were adults and one person was in critical condition Monday night.
- Four others were injured trying to flee the scene, including a child.
- The shooters fled and are still on the loose, but officers said they have leads.
Eight people were shot during an MLK Day event for families in Florida on Monday night, leaving one person seriously injured.
Gunfire erupted just after 5 p.m., sparking a chaotic frenzy that injured four others and allowed the shooter to escape. They remained fugitives on Monday night and it is not yet known if more than one person fired.
The car show was held at a park in Fort Pierce and was attended by more than 1,000 people of all ages, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said. The eight people shot were adults.
Eight people were shot during an MLK Day for Families car show in Florida on Monday night, leaving one person seriously injured.
It is not known if more than one person fired and there have been no arrests so far.
A man (pictured) can even be seen holding a black handgun as he looks across the parking lot and partially hides behind a pickup truck.
Gunfire erupted shortly after 5 p.m., sparking a chaotic frenzy that injured four other people and allowed the attacker to escape.
The incident occurred at Ilous Ellis Park, near Ave. M and 13th St, at 5:20 p.m. and was sparked by some kind of disagreement, the sheriff’s office said.
As panicked paradegoers tried to flee after shots rang out, four others suffered injuries, including a child.
Video captured after the shooting, showing terrified crowds of adults and children running between parked cars and trucks.
A man can even be seen holding a black handgun as he looks out into the parking lot and partially hides behind a pickup truck.
Another man was seen lying on the ground surrounded by several people offering help and apparently trying to locate his wound by removing his shirt.
“A lot of people were shot, it looks like based on our initial investigation here at the scene there was some type of disagreement between two parties and unfortunately they chose to settle that with guns,” said St. Lucie County Deputy Chief Brian Hester. he told News4JAX.
“It was massive chaos, as you can imagine, when the shots rang out,” he said. “There were over a thousand people here at the event, and when the shots rang out, people were running in all directions.”
The incident occurred at Ilous Ellis Park, near Ave. M and 13th St in Fort Pierce.
In footage captured moments after the shooting, a woman can be seen running in a panic with her baby.
The sheriff’s office said two deputies were already at the event and were able to help victims who needed medical assistance.
More than 1,000 attended the family car rally, the sheriff’s office said.
As people scattered in various directions, some hid behind car doors, and a woman ran in a panic with a baby in her arms.
The sheriff’s office said two deputies were already at the event and were able to help victims who needed medical assistance.
“It’s really sad at a celebration of someone who stood for peace and equality that a disagreement results in the use of guns and violence to resolve that disagreement, and that’s what really saddens me about what happened here,” Hester said.
“And then so many innocent people who were hurt or injured who were also not part of the disagreement.”
The sheriff’s office said it had several leads. Dozens of agents in the area were working to find the shooter or shooters.