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A shooting with multiple fatalities happened at Gerber Collision and Glass in Orlando on Monday morning.
Police said the situation is contained.
OCSO working shooting scene that has stabilized. Multiple fatalities. Situation contained. Sheriff will brief as soon as info is accurate.
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
Orange County sheriffs office did say there are casualties. They did not going to further detail @WFTV pic.twitter.com/6BJfePWXE2
— Sarahbeth Ackerman (@SAckermanWFTV) June 5, 2017
What Happened?
MORE: One confirmed shooting and multiple fatalities at Orlando, FL business, authorities say https://t.co/B7NKuUMEnd pic.twitter.com/78iiRNTWYR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 5, 2017
Police are investigating a “multiple fatality” shooting at a business headquarters in Orlando, Florida, according to Captain Angelo Nieves with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office calls the situation “contained and stable,” says CNN affiliate TV station WFTV. The incident was first reported around 8:00 A.M.
The shooter was identified as a “disgruntled employee,” News 6 WKMG/ClickOrlando reported. Five people, including the gunman, were killed in the incident, according to WFTV-Channel 9 and law enforcement officials.
The shooting appeared to take place near the Gerber Collission and Glass Center, in an industrial area on North Forsyth Road near Hanging Moss Road. The roads have been closed off to traffic.
A sister of one of the employees told reporters gathered at the scene that her relative was using the bathroom when she heard a “loud bang.”
Shelley Adams, of South Orlando, said her sister, Shelia McIntyre, told her that when she exited the bathroom, she saw a deceased victim on the ground.
Adams said her sister and others were taken to a nearby fire academy, but Adams didn’t know how many people were with her sister and if they were also employees of the business.
The New York Post reports that the gunman killed four people.
Breaking News: Multiple deaths confirmed after shooting in #Orlando, Orange County sheriff says. pic.twitter.com/ZgEAsa7Hfo
— Kevin W (@kwilli1046) June 5, 2017
About 25 police vehicles and 70 officers responded to the scene, according to a police spokesperson. An Orange County spokesman confirmed to NBC News that the suspect was dead, but did not specify how that person died.
OCSO working a shooting scene. No phone calls please. All info on feed & at scene. Sheriff Demings will brief. Media staging:2530N Forsyth
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
PIO headed to scene on North Forsyth Rd. MEDIA STAGING:2530 N Forsyth. All info at scene
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
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Florida Governor Rick Scott has released a statement on the shooting incident:
Governor Rick Scott’s statement regarding the shooting incident in Orlando: https://t.co/YkwMjFDbEF pic.twitter.com/VUb85tXQIW
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) June 5, 2017
Orlando
This is the second major shooting in the city in just under a year. On June 12, 2016, 49 people were massacred at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
Sheriff Demings on scene of tragic shooting with multiple fatalities. Getting briefing. Will address media shortly. pic.twitter.com/f7jZrmXuhl
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
According to a recent reports, there have been 181 mass shootings in the United States in 2017.
Leading up to today's incident in Orlando, there have already been 181 mass shootings in 2017, leaving 628 people injured & 252 killed. pic.twitter.com/Wtm5ZY3e8V
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) June 5, 2017
