1 Dead, 5 Wounded In Orlando Shooting

A few hours ago, a man opened fire in an Orlando, Florida high-rise office building. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the suspect is a former employee and the shootings occurred at a transportation consulting firm. CNN reports, "Investigators are looking for a man wearing a blue Polo shirt, gray vest and blue jeans. 'We're in a search mode for the gunman,' said Jim Solomons, a spokesman for the sheriff's office." Update: Now it's reported the gunman was captured and that one person was killed and five others were wounded.

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By Jen Chung in News on November 6, 2009 1:51 PM

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zodak

i was going to sarcastically ask if there would be a post about this.

kkeithnr

I live in the Orlando area, and when I first moved here in 2000 there was virtually no crime...as compared to mow. Anger management...better than that conversion.