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Orlando police looking to gather more footage, information from Lake Eola fireworks scare

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police released new video Tuesday showing people duck for cover and huddle together during Fireworks at the Fountain Monday night.

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People thought it was a shooting, but Chief Orlando Rolon reaffirmed there’s no indication anyone fired a gun.

Police said they believe it was someone who possibly set off their own fireworks that started it all.

WATCH: Video shows moments before crowd runs from Lake Eola fireworks show

Police said the domino effect first started near Central Avenue, just east of Rosalind Boulevard.

On Tuesday morning, Fiona Farrell and her sister ,Grace, were looking for what they left behind.

When they saw hundreds of people running toward them, Farrell said, “Instinctively, we just stood up and started running.”

READ: ‘People were getting trampled’: Hundreds run from Lake Eola fireworks show after ‘noise’ scare

The incident at Lake Eola happened just two hours after a suspect was arrested for shooting and killing seven people at a Fourth of July event in Illinois.

Rolon said it could have just been a reflection, other fireworks or a list of other things that caused the first people to run on Pine Street.

“Citizens in that general area have the answers,” Rolon said.

READ: ‘No evidence of a shooting’: Scare sends panicked crowd running from Lake Eola fireworks show

Vernon Price grabbed his daughter and ran when it happened.

“When you see people running like this, you think gunshots,” he said.

Police are asking for any and all footage near Pine and Rosaline and Central.

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Adam Poulisse, WFTV.com

Adam Poulisse joined WFTV in November 2019.

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