Shooting at Martin Luther King Day party leaves eight wounded in Florida

One person critically hurt after firing broke out at family event in park in Fort Pierce: People were just running in all directions'

A shooting which erupted on a packed Martin Luther King Jr Day block party in Florida and left eight people wounded late on Monday was the 30th mass shooting in the US this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Authorities said one person was critically hurt in the shooting during the holiday event in Fort Pierce. Seven others were also shot and wounded, and at least four more hurt in the panic that followed.