tricky_ab
11-06-2009, 01:35 PM
A 40-year-old engineer who was dismissed from his job two years ago returned to his former workplace in downtown Orlando, Fla., on Friday morning and opened fire, killing one person and shooting five others, the authorities said.
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Orlando Police Department, via AFP-Getty Jason Rodriguez
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The New York Times
A police SWAT team detained the man, identified as Jason S. Rodriguez, about three hours later. The police said Mr. Rodriguez fled the building — the 18-story Gateway Center, a glass-and-granite office tower with easy access to major highways — and went to his mother’s house, about an eight-mile drive away, after the shooting.
“He was located at his mother’s residence, and he is in custody,” Val B. Demings, the Orlando police chief, said at an afternoon news conference.
Mr. Rodriguez worked for Reynolds, Smith & Hill, a transportation consulting firm based in Jacksonville, Fla. He was dismissed “for performance reasons” in July 2007, after working there about a year, a company spokesman said.
Mr. Rodriguez opened fire around 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the police arrived at the building, at 1000 Legion Place, within a minute after 911 calls began pouring in, Chief Demings said.
“Their first concern was the preservation of life, and to rescue those that may be injured,” she said. “They began a building search of each of the floors.”
Using license plate information, crime lab tips and cellphone records, the police were able to track down Mr. Rodriguez at his mother’s house, on Curry Ford Road, Chief Demings said at the news conference, where she was joined by Mayor Buddy Dyer and the city’s fire chief.
She said the authorities believed Mr. Rodriguez acted alone. “Our brief intelligence at this point was that it was one lone gunman,” she said.More here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/us/07orlando.html?_r=1&hp
What the heck is going on? It's the freakin' wild west....Second random shooting this week...
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Orlando Police Department, via AFP-Getty Jason Rodriguez
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The New York Times
A police SWAT team detained the man, identified as Jason S. Rodriguez, about three hours later. The police said Mr. Rodriguez fled the building — the 18-story Gateway Center, a glass-and-granite office tower with easy access to major highways — and went to his mother’s house, about an eight-mile drive away, after the shooting.
“He was located at his mother’s residence, and he is in custody,” Val B. Demings, the Orlando police chief, said at an afternoon news conference.
Mr. Rodriguez worked for Reynolds, Smith & Hill, a transportation consulting firm based in Jacksonville, Fla. He was dismissed “for performance reasons” in July 2007, after working there about a year, a company spokesman said.
Mr. Rodriguez opened fire around 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the police arrived at the building, at 1000 Legion Place, within a minute after 911 calls began pouring in, Chief Demings said.
“Their first concern was the preservation of life, and to rescue those that may be injured,” she said. “They began a building search of each of the floors.”
Using license plate information, crime lab tips and cellphone records, the police were able to track down Mr. Rodriguez at his mother’s house, on Curry Ford Road, Chief Demings said at the news conference, where she was joined by Mayor Buddy Dyer and the city’s fire chief.
She said the authorities believed Mr. Rodriguez acted alone. “Our brief intelligence at this point was that it was one lone gunman,” she said.More here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/us/07orlando.html?_r=1&hp
What the heck is going on? It's the freakin' wild west....Second random shooting this week...