Nightmare on First Street: Fatal shooting at ZombiCon

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Nightmare on First Street: Fatal shooting at ZombiCon
MELISSA MONTOYA, BEN BRASCH and MICHAEL BRAUN, MBRAUN@NEWS-PRESS.COM 7:37 a.m. EDT October 19, 2015
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(Photo: Kinfay Moroti/news-press.com)
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Authorities have identified Expavious Tyrell Taylor, 20, of Okeechobee, as the victim of Saturday night's shooting at Zombicon in downtown Fort Myers.

Four surviving victims were taken to the Lee Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Lt. Victor Medico of the Fort Myers Police Department, and a sixth victim has been announced this morning. That unidentified victim suffered from a gunshot-wound laceration and refused medical attention.

The shooter was still at large Sunday morning, police said.

Taylor graduated from Clewiston High School in May and was listed on the roster at ASA College, a junior college in Miami, as an offensive lineman. According to Clewiston High's roster, Taylor was a 6-foot-4, 240-pound offensive lineman/defensive end his senior year for the Tigers.

ZombiCon, an annual event in its ninth year, was expected to have drawn more than 20,000 people.

People fleeing after multiple people were shot Saturday night at Zombicon in downtown Fort Myers. Ben Brasch/news-press.com

"There was a lot of witnesses down here, there were a lot of people taking pictures, videos with their cellphone," Medico said. "Anything that could help with this investigation would be greatly appreciated."

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The shots began at 11:44 p.m. in the 2200 block of First Street, he said. A victim suffering from a gunshot wound was located in front of 2224 First St. and died at the scene.

 One person was killed and four others were wounded during a shooting at Zombicon. Video by Melissa Montoya/news-press.com Melissa Montoya/news-press.com

Right after the shooting, crowds at the ZombiCon were seen running from the area through De Leon Plaza.

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Chaos. Cops demanding people evacuate downtown Fort Myers. People milling about in disbelief. @TheNewsPress #SWFL
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Minutes later, police strung crime scene tape across the entrance to the plaza and started clearing bars and downtown streets.

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Scenes from a shooting Saturday during Zombicon in downtown Fort Myers. The shooting left one dead and four others wounded according to Lt. Victor Medico of the Fort Myers Police Department. The four surviving victims were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, he said. The shooter was at large early Sunday morning. (Photo: Kinfay Moroti/news-press.com)

FMPD officers with rifles patrolled the streets around the crime scene and ordered people milling around to clear the area.

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Scenes from a shooting Saturday during Zombicon in downtown Fort Myers. The shooting left one dead and four others wounded according to Lt. Victor Medico of the Fort Myers Police Department. The four surviving victims were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, he said. The shooter was at large early Sunday morning. (Photo: Kinfay Moroti/news-press.com)

Lee County sheriff's deputies assisted FMPD officers dispersing the ZombiCon crowd.

Fort Myers police are looking for people with videos, photos and other media of the shooting to share it with them. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Myers Police Department at 239-321-7700, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS or text message C-R-I-M-E-S (274637) Keyword FMPD. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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ZombiCon
Non-Profit Organization · 23,893 Likes
· October 17 at 9:36pm ·

The organizers of Zombicon, Pushing DaiZies, Inc. are deeply saddened by the news of what happened within the footprint of our event. We take the safety of our patrons very seriously and take precautions in hiring security and police officers for our annual event. Our prayers go out to the family members and individuals involved in the incident.

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   Hundreds flee packed Florida ZombiCon as gunfire strikes five people, killing one

Gunfire struck five people, killing one person, at ZombiCon in Fort Myers, Fla., sending hundreds of people running for their lives. The suspect fled as panicked ghoulish attendees heard about six to seven shots in what police described as a "shoulder to shoulder" crowd just before midnight, witnesses said. One such witness saw first responders leaning over at least one person on the ground — and another covered by a white sheet along the 2200 block of First Street. “I just saw somebody on the floor. They were all dead and the cops were saying, ‘get back, get back,’ and everybody was all rioting and crap,” another witness told WFTX-TV.

http://www.fox4now.com/news/five-shot-one-dead-at-zombicon-event

Video:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hundreds-flee-florida-zombicon-shooting-kills-1-wounds-4-article-1.2401757

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I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often at conventions - all its take is some 'Shrooms and a Second Amendment Yahoo' - voila, some dead Zombies/Jokers/whatever.

[Trojan War]

But....there are fast zombies too. Why did no one rush the shooter?

Or, if the others had guns, this wouldn't have happened.

Or, some other idiotic excuse the pro-gun lobby comes up with.

Wait....those are the only two options, right? Seriously, I'd like the pro-gun people to come up with reasons why more people aren't rushing the shooters. It's not as though rushing the gunman is illegal....what about all the concealed carry people? Why in the name of the seven seas aren't they protecting us?

Instead, all we get is talk, talk, talk about how guns save lives, and people carry for defense. And now we have another dead, and several wounded. Big talk from the gun lobby.

[Zodiac]

The guys at work show a lot of practical joke videos during lunch break.  A lot of them are people dressed up as monsters, zombies, etc. and chasing unsuspecting people.
My comment was, " I am surprised no one shoots them."

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Unstable people with guns.

Seems it happens everyday in the USA now.