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UPDATE: Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says five people are dead after a disgruntled employee opened fire on his former coworkers Monday morning at a business near Orlando.
The gunman was fired sometime in April, Demings says. Deputies received an emergency call around 8 a.m. on Monday reporting an active shooter at Fiamma, a business on North Forsyth Road. When deputies arrived, they found three men and one woman dead. Another man was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he later died.
Demings says the shooter shot the five people and then turned the gun on himself. He was found deceased at the scene with a handgun and a knife. Authorities are currently interviewing seven survivors.
The sheriff says the shooter, who has a minor criminal history, was the subject of a workplace violence incident in 2014, when he allegedly battered another employee at the same business, though he was not charged at the time.
“At this time we have no indication that this subject is a member of any subversive type of organization,” Demings says. “We have no indication that this subject is a participant in a terror-like organization.”
To recap: 3 men, one woman killed by lone shooter at business on Forsyth Rd. One man died at ORMC. Shooter killed himself. Seven survivors.
— OCSO FL News (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
PREVIOUS UPDATE:
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at a business in an industrial park on Forsyth Road, near Hanging Moss Road.
The scene has been contained.
According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, "multiple fatalities" are being investigated and the suspect has been detained.
Forsyth between University Boulevard and State Road 50 is shut down to traffic while investigation continues.
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings as arrived and will brief the media as soon as possible. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has also arrived on the scene.
Sheriff Demings on scene of tragic shooting with multiple fatalities. Getting briefing. Will address media shortly. pic.twitter.com/f7jZrmXuhl
— OCSO FL News (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
OCSO working shooting scene that has stabilized. Multiple fatalities. Situation contained. Sheriff will brief as soon as info is accurate.
— OCSO FL News (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
OCSO on shooting scene w/ multiple fatalities. Situation contained, Now investigating tragic incident & will soon have accurate information
— OCSO FL News (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
According to the Orlando Sentinel, an official with the FBI Joint
Terrorism Task Force is on location.
This is a breaking story. We will update this post when more info is available.
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