What we know about Jaylen Edgar, the suspected shooter in the fatal shooting in downtown Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Accused shooter Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, 17, is being held on two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm and six counts of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, Orlando police said Friday.

In a social media video posted by OPD, Edgar was seen wearing handcuffs as officers escorted him from police headquarters to a waiting patrol car.

Authorities did not immediately confirm whether Edgar was being held at the Orange Regional Juvenile Detention Center because he is 17 years old.

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Police said Edgar opened fire near two different intersections in downtown Orlando early Friday morning, killing two people and wounding six.

Currently, few details are known about Edgar's life.

Edgar was arrested in December for grand larceny of a motor vehicle, according to Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal records. Reports of the alleged crime were not immediately available. Because Edgar is a juvenile, court records related to the case are confidential under Florida law.

Edgar attended elementary and middle school at Orange County Public Schools, school officials confirmed. Information about Edgar's high school education was not immediately available.

News 6 is working to learn more and will update this story as more information becomes available.

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