When the bars had closed for the night on early Sunday morning in Tampa's Ybor City neighbourhood, hundreds of costumed revellers spilled out onto the streets, many hoping to squeeze a little more celebration out of the holiday weekend.
Their hopes were dashed when the cracking report of gunfire erupted, introducing a very real element of terror to the Halloween celebration. The sudden violence transformed the jovial crowd into a panicked stampede; some partygoers attempted to run as others flipped tables and ducked behind anything solid enough to stop a bullet.
