06 June, 2017
The latest government statistics show say fatal workplace shootings like the one in Orlando, Fla., on Monday have ticked upward in the United States, according to the Associated Press.
A lone gunman on Monday returned with a semi-automatic pistol to the Orlando awning factory where was sacked in April and methodically killed five people, then himself, the Orange County sheriff said.
The coroner in Las Vegas says a police officer's neck hold killed a 40-year-old man who also was zapped with a stun gun and punched after leading the officer on a chase through restricted areas of a casino last month. That co-worker was not among the victims Monday, the sheriff said.
A Florida sheriff has identified a man suspected of fatally shooting five former co-workers and then killing himself.
Demings indicated the shooter was accused of battering another employee at Fiamma in June 2014 but that no charges were brought as a result of that incident. He was not charged in that case.
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and other authorities at the scene of a shooting at Fiamma Inc., Orlando, Florida. Several of the victims' families and survivors filed millions of dollars in lawsuits against the companies overseeing Alexis' work.
"She said, 'I saw too much".
Sen. Bill Nelson called for more action to address mental health issues.
The shooting remains under investigation. "I will remain in contact with the Orlando law enforcement community throughout the day as more information is made available", the statement read. There were seven witnesses who were not hurt, the sheriff said.
"Over the past year, the Orlando community has been challenged like never before", Scott said. Authorities converged on the area and announced that the situation has been contained.
Local television station WFTV on Monday interviewed a woman they identified as Shelley Adams, who said her sister was in a washroom when she "heard a bang" in the office. "She kept saying, 'My boss is dead'". The Orange County Sheriff's Office chaplain was on site to offer support.
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