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Last year, thousands of people panicked and rushed away from Lake Eola after someone had yelled there was some sort of incident. However, law enforcement said there was no actual safety threat outside of the unnecessary panic.
Orange County saw its third shooting scare in as many weeks at a theme park on Saturday and local government and law enforcement officials suspect bad actors are seeking to scare people.
For the first time since the chaos at Lake Eola on July 4 during Fireworks at the Fountain, News 6 spoke with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer regarding what happened.
An investigation found “no criminal activity” at the source of the July 4 shooting scare at Lake Eola, Orlando police announced Monday.
Mental health professionals say feeling anxious or even traumatized after the Fourth of July fireworks scare in downtown Orlando is completely warranted.
Orlando Commissioners Regina Hill and Patty Sheehan applauded the quick response of law enforcement as no serious injuries were reported from the resulting mass exodus of people.
The mayor of Orlando is praising the city’s police, firefighters and city staff amid the chaos from Monday night’s incident during the Fireworks at the Fountain event at Lake Eola.
Panic caused a crush of people to run from Lake Eola during Monday's Fourth of July fireworks display, ultimately causing 12 people to suffer injuries from the stampede.
New video showing the start of chaos erupting at Lake Eola during the city’s fireworks show was released by the Orlando Police Department during a news conference Tuesday.
