2 dead, 18 injured in shooting during Halloween festivities in Tampa

At least two people are dead and 18 others were injured after a shooting broke out as hundreds of Halloween revelers left celebrations in Tampa, Florida early Sunday morning.

Two groups began fighting at about 3 a.m. as bars and clubs in the Ybor City neighborhood began closing for the night, sending hundreds of Halloween partygoers into the street, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said.

“Between these two groups, we had hundreds of innocent people involved that were in the way,” Bercaw said, according to WFLA.