Police said there are several bars and nightclubs in the area where the shooting occurred, with hundreds of people in the streets at the time.
A man has been arrested in Tampa, Florida, in a mass shooting that erupted during Halloween festivities early Sunday. Two people were killed and 18 injured, police said.At least two shooters opened fire just before 3 a.m. in the Ybor City area, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said during a news conference at the scene. Later Sunday he said detectives arrested Tyrell Stephen Phillips, 22, in connection with the shooting. He was charged with second-degree murder with a firearm.
In more recent years, the area has been known for its lively nightlife, and Tampa police spokeswoman Jonee Lewis said 'hundreds' of people were on the streets at the time of Sunday's shootings because numerous nightspots had just closed.Police had not released the names of those killed, but Emmitt Wilson said his 14-year-old son, Elijah, was one of the fatalities. Wilson came to the scene Sunday after getting a call that his son was a victim.'It's madness to me.
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