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ORLANDO, Fla. – A new trial date has been scheduled for a teenager accused of killing two people during a Halloween block party in Orlando in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The case had been delayed earlier this year but is now moving forward after a judge reviewed key filings.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Jalen Edgar is charged in connection with the shooting<\/a> that left two people dead during a crowded Halloween celebration.<\/p>\n A judge has now placed the case back on the trial calendar. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Aug. 17.<\/p>\n CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/a><\/p>\n The trial had previously been postponed in January after Edgar sought to pursue a temporary insanity defense.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n It remains unclear how long the trial is expected to last or whether additional delays could occur.<\/p>\n Details about how the defense will present its insanity claim have not been fully outlined in court.<\/p>\n Timeline:<\/p>\n The shooting happened during a Halloween block party in 2024, drawing widespread attention due to the large crowd.<\/p>\n The families of two men killed when an alleged teenage gunman opened fire on crowds celebrating Halloween in downtown Orlando last year announced Tuesday their intention to file a lawsuit this month. During a joint news conference Tuesday morning, the parents of 19-year-old Timothy Schmidt Jr. and 25-year-old Tyrek Hill spoke alongside attorneys Michael Haggard and Douglas McCarron, who represent victims of gun violence. They called for justice, accountability, and systemic change to prevent future tragedies.<\/p>\n The case was delayed to January 2026 after the defense requested time to pursue a temporary insanity argument.<\/p>\n SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35’S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS<\/a><\/p>\n After reviewing related documents, the judge has now cleared the case to proceed, setting an August 2026 jury selection date.<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n Prosecutors have indicated they are preparing for trial, with multiple witnesses expected to testify.<\/p>\n The Source: This story was written based on court proceedings in the Ninth Circuit Court, April 20. 2026.<\/p>\n \u00a0 Orange County News<\/a>Orlando News<\/a>Crime and Public Safety<\/a>Downtown Orlando Halloween Shooting: News & Updates<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. – A new trial date has been scheduled for a teenager accused of killing two people…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[630,47,115,1335,139,55727,141,140,628],"class_list":["post-239898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-fl","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-halloween-shooting","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Families](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/db7uuahj7ct976bd.jpg\")
Families announce lawsuit after deadly Halloween shooting in Orlando<\/a> <\/p>\n