Eight people have been injured, one left in critical condition following a brazen shooting incident at a Martin Luther King Jr Day event held at Ilous Ellis Park in Fort Pierce, Florida on Monday.

All eight victims injured in the ordeal are said to be adults.

Official reports from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office outlined that the shooting took place at around 5:20 p.m. and was primarily fueled by a disagreement between two parties which later escalated into a shooting debacle.

Subsequently, the police were called to the scene to quell the tide of violence. Upon their arrival, lawmen discovered eight victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

Video surveillance obtained by the police also showed people ducking, running, and hiding behind cars, including a woman running to safety while holding a baby.

The victims were later transported to hospital where they were treated and admitted. An investigation surrounding the ordeal has since been launched.

Meanwhile, St. Lucie County Chief Deputy Brian Hester has condemned the incident chiding that an important day such as this should be a day of peace and equality as opposed to one that is tainted by gun violence.

“It’s really sad in a celebration of someone who represented peace and equality that a disagreement results in a use of guns and violence to solve that disagreement, and that’s what’s really sad to me about what happened here,” Hester said.

“And then so many innocent people who were injured or hurt and were not part of the disagreement as well,” he added.