(CNN)— The 17-year-old suspect in the deadly shootings at Halloween celebrations in downtown Orlando early Friday was charged as an adult on Monday, prosecutors announced.

Jaylen Dwayne Edgar was arrested at the scene where police body camera video showed a large crowd fleeing gunfire that killed two people and wounded six others.

“Shooting into such a large crowd shows a true disregard for life, and the only recourse is to charge this defendant as an adult because it fits the heinous nature of the crime,” State Attorney Andrew Bain said at a news conference Monday.

Bain said two counts of second-degree murder were filed against Edgar and more charges are expected. He added that a grand jury could upgrade those charges to first-degree murder. “The video made it clear that he shot someone in the eye, at point-blank range,” Bain said.

The men killed were identified as Tyrek Hill, 25, and Timothy Schmidt Jr., 19, the Orlando Police Department told CNN in an email Saturday. The injured victims were between 18 and 39 years old, police said.

Two were admitted to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition and were listed as stable later Friday morning, hospital spokeswoman Marlei Martinez told CNN. Additionally, a 26-year-old woman was hospitalized after being trampled as bystanders fled. A tenth victim was in stable condition after being admitted to a hospital Friday morning, Orlando police said.

It was not immediately clear if Edgar had legal representation for the charges filed against him as an adult.

The shooting was the 27th mass shooting in Florida this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, and is among more than 400 nationwide. CNN defines a mass shooting as an incident in which at least four people were shot, excluding the shooter.

The suspect opened fire at one location before fleeing with the crowd, Police Chief Eric Smith said, citing video footage. The suspect opened fire again at a second location and police took him down moments later, according to the chief.

About 100 officers were working the area, which allowed for a quick response but did not appear to deter the shooter, Smith said. “Whatever his mindset was, he was going to shoot no matter what,” Smith said. “He passed by several agents. “He didn’t really care.”

Authorities are confident the shooter acted alone, Smith said Friday afternoon, adding that the suspect was not cooperating or speaking with authorities. The suspect was previously arrested on a grand theft charge in 2023, Smith said.

Police are investigating whether the victims were random or known to the suspect. The video captures the moment police say the suspect walks past a victim and then turns around and shoots. “Did you know him? Did you run into someone who is one of your enemies for some reason? That’s all part of the case,” Smith said.

The suspect was questioned Friday morning as police searched for a motive, Smith said. “This person here wasted his life. For what?” Smith said.

“The broader issue is keeping guns and access to them out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, especially our young people,” Bain said Monday.

The attack was another example of how gunfire disrupted daily American life, from parade routes to campus homecomings and nights out on the town.

The shooting occurred just blocks from the site of the deadly mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub that occurred on June 12, 2016, when a 29-year-old shooter killed 49 people. At least 53 other people were injured and police shot the shooter dead at the scene.

Here’s what we know about how Friday’s shooting unfolded:

“Everyone started running” when the shots were heard.

Large crowds gathering for Halloween festivities dispersed when shots were fired shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, surveillance videos from the scene show. Sofia Alcalá, who works at the center, told CNN affiliate WKMG that she heard the gunshots before everyone started “freaking out.”

“Everyone started running,” he said. “I saw a group of people, you know, enjoying Halloween… and then shots were fired and everyone scattered. I heard so many girls calling and crying.”

Within minutes, shots were fired at a second location about a block away. “Shortly after shots were reported, a suspect in the shooting was located and detained at Washington and Orange,” Chief Smith said. A handgun was recovered at the scene, police said.

Between 50,000 and 100,000 people were in the area celebrating Halloween, which is “one of our busiest nights of the year,” Smith said.

But this year, the measures used in previous years Checking people for weapons during the downtown Halloween celebration, including at checkpoints and gun-sniffing dogs, was not possible because a 2023 state law allows most people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit, Smith said.

“When the law changed, you can basically drive on public roads as long as certain criteria are met,” he said.

The change has “made it even easier for people to carry guns and take them downtown,” Mayor Buddy Dyer said.

Dyer implemented a state of emergency for businesses within the downtown Orlando entertainment area. Police said there will be a curfew from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. until Nov. 8.

“We want a downtown that is fun and vibrant, but lately we have experienced that brazen criminals are willing to come downtown and shoot and kill innocent victims right in front of our police officers,” Dyer said.

Police said they were investigating what resources to add to protect the center over the weekend, which is typically a popular gathering spot on the Saturday after Halloween, they said.

Some city officials were considering closing a large section of downtown, allowing access from a single point during weekends and special events, Orlando District 5 Commissioner Shan Rose told WKMG.

“We have been working with businesses and some of the downtown residents to look at options to come up with a comprehensive and coordinated entry access point,” Rose said.

‘The first thing I did was thank God that I’m still here’

One of the two men killed was a student at the University of Central Florida, the Orlando-based university confirmed to students in an email Friday shared with CNN.

Timothy Schmidt Jr. was a freshman in college hoping to follow in his father’s footsteps as a businessman, according to a GoFundMe created in his memory.

“He was an extraordinary person, a loving son, a loving friend, a talented soccer player, an amazing teammate, a kind soul, a hard-working student and a person with an extremely warm heart and a witty sense of humor,” he says. GoFundMe.

“Our hearts are filled with pain as we mourn this tragic and senseless violence, which also resulted in the injury of at least one other student and may have impacted many students who were celebrating Halloween and in the vicinity of this incident,” the university said. . – the largest in Florida – he said in the email.

Anthony Berry, 20, was grazed by a bullet on the top of his scalp, an injury that could have been more serious if it had been located an inch lower, Orlando Health trauma surgeon Joseph Ibrahim said in a statement. a press conference on Friday.

“After it happened, the first thing I did was thank God that I’m still here,” said Berry, who plans to go into nursing. Berry was walking with a friend when the shooting began.