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The teenage boy accused of shooting two people dead on Halloween has refused to show up to court - but his mom took his place instead. Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, 17, who allegedly killed two men and injured eight other people in downtown Orlando, failed to show up to court Saturday morning. Instead, his mother made an emotional appearance on his behalf according to Fox 35 Orlando. She spoke only to confirm his identity. It's not known why he did not show. 'Could you speak into the microphone?' the judge asked, 'just take a moment, collect yourself.' The suspect is expected...

Two people have been killed and six injured after a gunman opened fire in Orlando while thousands of people were out celebrating Halloween. A 17-year-old suspect, Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, has been arrested after gunshots were heard in two different locations and he was tackled by police, according to police Chief Eric Smith. Edgar was previously arrested for grand theft in 2023. 'He pretty much walked into downtown, walked into the street and did what he did,' Chief Smith said, adding that the teen suspect did not walk into any clubs. Horrifying video shows hundreds of people running for their lives...

VIDEO AT LINK................... The Orlando Police Department has arrested 17-year-old Jaylen Dwayne Edgar as the suspected shooter at a Halloween celebration killing two people and injuring six others. Police released security footage and body cam footage of the terrifying scene showing Edgar walking through a crowd in downtown Orlando in the area of Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard around 1 a.m. Friday morning. "Within minutes, a second shooting was witnessed by officers south of Washington Street on Orange Avenue," the Orlando police said in a news release. Dressed in a yellow T-shirt and jeans and wearing a backpack, Edgar is...