Multiple Deaths Reported In Orlando, Florida Shooting

A man armed with a handgun and a knife shot and killed five employees at his former workplace in Orlando, Fla., this morning before turning the gun on himself, authorities said.

The 45-year-old “disgruntled” ex-employee walked into the warehouse headquarters of the RV awning company, Fiamma Inc., and opened fire on workers inside, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said at a press conference.

The 8:03 a.m. shooting left three men and one woman dead at the scene. A fourth man died at the Orlando Regional Medical Center as a result of his injuries, authorities said.

The gunman, whose identity was not immediately released, killed himself after the carnage.



He had been fired from Fiamma Inc. in April, said Demings, noting that the shooter had also been involved in another incident at the business in June 2014 in which he allegedly “battered” a co-worker.

No charges ever resulted from that incident and that co-worker did not appear to be one of the victims who were slain, Demmings said.

Police in Florida say there have been "multiple fatalities" in a shooting at an Orlando industrial estate.
The shooting happened early on Monday morning in the east of the city, the Orlando Sentinel newspaper reports.
It comes a week before the first anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in the city, in which 49 people died.

Police said the scene of the scene had been "stabilised", indicating the shooting was not ongoing.
The Orange County sheriff is expected to give a briefing soon.
Reports in Florida said the deaths occurred at a business making camping awnings, and that the FBI was now on the scene.

In a statement on Monday, Florida Governor Rick Scott condemned a "senseless act of violence".
"Over the past year, the Orlando community has been challenged like never before," he said.