Fight and 'popping sound' cause false active shooter reports at Magic Kingdom, deputies say

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:01:13 Category: News & Politics

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THOSE TSA WAIT TIMES AT THE AIRPORT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS REASSURING EVERYONE THIS MORNING THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE SHOOTER AT DISNEY YESTERDAY. THIS COMES AFTER PANIC AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM LAST NIGHT. WESH 2'S BOB HAZEN REPORTS. LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS NO SHOTS WERE FIRED. WE ARE TOLD THERE WAS IN FACT A FIGHT, BUT THAT WAS BASICALLY IT. AND STILL IT SENT PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES IN PANIC. AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AFTER ALL OF THAT. WE GOT THIS FROM SOMEONE AT THE PARK LAST NIGHT. IT SHOWS PEOPLE HIDING BEHIND DISPLAYS INSIDE THE EMPORIUM STORE AND STUFF TOSSED ALL OVER THE FLOOR. A STROLLER ALSO LEFT BEHIND. THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THERE WAS A FIGHT AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM, AND PEOPLE HEARD A POPPING NOISE DURING IT. SOME APPARENTLY THOUGHT THAT NOISE WAS GUNFIRE, SO PEOPLE RUSHED TO GET AWAY OR TO TAKE COVER. LATER, OFFICIALS SAID THAT NOISE WAS JUST BALLOONS POPPING AND RUMORS OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER WERE NOT TRUE. WE ARE STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE WAS HURT IN THE FIGHT OR THE STAMPEDE, AND WHETHER DEPUTIES ARRESTED ANYONE IN CONNECTION WITH THAT FIGHT THAT STARTED IT ALL.

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