The 17-year-old suspect in the deadly shootings that occurred during Halloween celebrations in downtown Orlando, Florida, has been charged as an adult, according to prosecutors. The shootings resulted in the deaths of two people and left six others injured.

Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, 17, was charged as an adult with two counts of second-degree murder with a firearm and one count of attempted murder with a firearm.

The 17-year-old suspect in deadly shootings at Halloween celebrations in downtown Orlando early Friday morning was charged as an adult Monday, prosecutors announced.

A teenage boy is accused of shooting several people who were celebrating Halloween in downtown Orlando, police said. Two people have died, and at least six others remain hospitalized.

Tyrek Hill, 25, and Timothy Schmidt Jr., 19, were killed in a shooting in Downtown Orlando on Halloween night allegedly by Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, 17.

The suspect, Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm and six counts of attempted first degree murder with a firearm. (Orlando Police Department) The teen charged in the Halloween shooting that killed two men in downtown Orlando will be tried as an adult,

The teenage suspect accused of opening fire in downtown Orlando during a Halloween celebration will be charged as an adult, State Attorney Andrew Bain announced Monday.