Orlando shooting: gunman kills five former colleagues, himself
The incident was being treated as a 'workplace violence incident' and did not appear to have any links to terror, said Orange County sheriff Jerry Demings
Orlando (Florida): A man who had been fired in April from his job at a Florida company opened fire on his former colleagues on Monday, killing five people before taking his own life, authorities said.
Four people were killed at the scene, while a fifth died at a hospital, Orange County sheriff Jerry Demings said. Seven people survived the ordeal.
The business, Fiamma, makes awnings for recreational vehicles.
Demings said the incident was being treated as a “workplace violence incident" and did not appear to have any links to terror.
The 45-year-old shooter, who has not been identified by authorities yet, had both a gun and a knife in his possession. All of the dead were former co-workers.
The assailant allegedly beat up another employee at the business in 2014, but no charges were filed, the sheriff said.
“It is a sad day for us here once again in Orange County," Demings said.
A year ago, Orlando—a hub of Florida’s resort industry and popular with tourists—was the scene of a mass shooting in a nightclub that left 49 people dead and dozens more wounded.
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