“Multiple fatalities” are being reported following a shooting on Monday morning at a business workplace in Orlando, Florida.
CNN reported that five people, including the shooter, are dead. There is no connection to terrorism, the outlet said — it appears to be a work-related incident. The shooting was reported around 8 a.m. Monday. FBI agents are on the scene.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, the incident has been stabilized and contained. During a press conference, authorities said they received a call around 8:03 a.m. from Flamma business and they saw four people dead at the scene upon arrival. One victim died at the hospital and the shooter killed himself. The suspect was 45 years old and a “disgruntled former employee.”
The shooting comes one week before the one-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. 49 people died in what is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. On June 12, 2016, Omar Saddiqui Mateen also injured more than 50 people when he opened fire at the gay nightclub; he was killed by police.
This story will be updated as soon as more details become available.
See the tweets by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department below.
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
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
OCSO on shooting scene w/ multiple fatalities. Situation contained, Now investigating tragic incident & will soon have accurate information
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
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
Sheriff Demings: This is a sad for once again for us in Orange County. Our hearts go out to the victims . Mayor Jacobs,FDLE and FBI here
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
At 8:03 a.m.we recieved call from Fiamma business. call for active shooter. Deputies arrived at 8:05. four people dead at scene
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017
Four dead at scene of business. One victim died at hospital. Shooter killed himself. Suspect 45 years old. Disgruntled former employee
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017