Teen shooting suspect charged in Orlando Halloween horror that left 2 dead, 6 wounded was ‘ticking time bomb’

 The Florida teen charged successful nan mass shooting astatine Orlando’s Halloween celebration, which near 2 group dormant and six wounded, was a “ticking clip bomb” pinch a history of behaviour problems, group who knew him said.

Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, 17, was charged arsenic an big Monday pinch 2 counts of execution and six counts of attempted murder.

The teen’s mother showed up successful tribunal this play — alternatively of him — to reply nan first juvenile charges.

Edgar bounced astir astatine different districts during his simple and mediate schoolhouse years, said Veronica Gutierrez, who has known nan teen since he was young.

“He was ever getting successful trouble,” says Gutierrez. “He had a temper and was conscionable not personification who could beryllium controlled. I don’t cognize wherever he ended up going to precocious school, because I deliberation possibly a batch of options were closed to him because he’s had truthful galore problems.”

Another friend said it was only a matter of clip earlier Edgar sewage successful bigger trouble.

“I americium amazed that it happened, but I conjecture I’m not for illustration wholly shocked,” says Louis Acevedo, who lived adjacent Edgar. “He was angry, ever fresh for a fight. He was a ticking clip bomb, I’d say.”

Edgar is accused of opening occurrence during a Halloween thoroughfare ceremony that much than 50,000 costumed revelers to downtown Orlando’s barroom and edifice territory connected Friday morning. Two men were killed successful nan attack.

Up to 9 different group were wounded, and a female was trampled and injured arsenic partygoers fled successful terror.

Edgar was tackled by immoderate of nan 100 constabulary officers who were operating nan area, authorities said.

“To sprout into a monolithic crowd for illustration that shows a full disregard for life and nan only recourse is to complaint nan suspect arsenic an big because it fits nan egregious quality of nan crime,” State Attorney Andrew Bain said successful a news conference.

“This was a blatant execution successful nan mediate of our streets, and truthful that’s thing that we can’t person successful our community.”

Edgar has not yet entered a plea and will stay down bars pinch nary bond. It’s unclear if he has an lawyer astatine this time.