Seven Shot in Downtown Orlando Shooting

Seven Shot in Downtown Orlando Shooting
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith during a press conference about a shooting around 2:00 a.m. on July 31, 2022. (Orlando Police/Twitter)

Seven people were shot and wounded in the early morning hours of Sunday after a brawl broke out in downtown Orlando, police say.

All of the victims are expected to survive, Orlando police said. 

"We're still in the preliminary stages and we're just getting started with this," Orlando Police Chief Eric D. Smith said hours after the shooting. The agency was also asking potential witnesses to come forward with information

The shooting occurred about 2 a.m. during a large fight that had broken out as bars and restaurants began to shut down in the area of Wall Street and South Orange Avenue. Police said an unidentified person pulled out a gun and began firing rounds into the crowd.