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Another Shooting Spree! This time in Florida!

Orlando : FL : USA | 14 days ago  
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  • An Orlando Police officer secures the scene near the Gateway Center building after a shooting incident in the office building in downtown Orlando
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  • An Orlando police officer waves people away from the scene of a shooting incident at the Gateway Center building in downtown Orlando
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  • Military Police Sgt. Hagerman, who was a first responder to the shooting at Fort Hood Army Post talks with reporters at Fort Hood Army Post in texas
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  • First responder to yesterday's shooting at Fort Hood registered nurse Di Palma is interviewed by members of the media at Fort Hood Army Post
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  • U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to make remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington
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  • Military Police Sgt. Andrew Hagerman, who was a first responder to the shooting at Fort Hood Army Post pauses as he talks with reporters at Fort Hood Army Post
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  • U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington
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  • U.S. President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office to make remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington
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  • News crews gather at a press conference at the main entrance of Fort Hood in Killeen
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  • U.S. President Barack Obama walks away from the podium after making remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington
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  • Undated police photograph of shooting suspect Rodriguez
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An Orlando Police officer secures the scene near the Gateway Center ...

After the tragic events that unfolded at the biggest military base in the United States, Fort Hood, most would have thought today would be a day of grieving and questioning. However, today instead marks another shooting spree, this time in Orlando, Florida. It's being reported that one person was killed with five others being injured and the man behind the mayhem is former employee Jason Rodriguez.

From what news sources have released to this point it appears as if the 40 year-old,Rodriguez used to work for the company that was targeted at the Gateway Center in Orlando over a year ago, but was let go because of "performance issues". Jason clearly took the firing personal and when the sun rose Monday morning, he entered the 16 story high-rise and began shooting up the establishment. Upon hearing the gun shots, police and swat teams were sent into action where they quarantined off the area and entered the building looking for the armed and extremely dangerous Jason Rodriguez. However, police and Swat team forces were unable to locate the perp and later received information that the he had fled the crime scene.

Official news sources have now confirmed that the suspect, Jason Rodriguez was caught and apprehended at this mother's home on the east side of Orlando. The one dead and five other wounded were all employees of the same company and sources close to the situation are confident that the shooting spree was in result to his poor performance firing. It seems as if Mr. Rodriguez held all who worked for the company personally responsible for his firing, which led to him shooting all that were in his way. At this point nothing is for certain and no comments have yet to be made official to the reason for the shooting spree, but one thing is for sure; these shooting sprees need to come to a halt.

What is perhaps most unusual is that this is not the first time in history that shooting sprees have taken place in consecutive days on American soil. It's not uncommon to see these types of situations where one major spree leads to several others. When one person shoots up a school or building it essentially is spreading the okay for the rest of those mentally disturbed people out there to do the same. After the killing spree at Columbine High School in Colorado, the days afterwards were marked by several lesser scale shootings. It will be interesting to see moving forward how much the current economy and war in the Middle East has played into these current shootings and ones moving forward.

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  • News Source: Seattle Times | 10 days ago
    Texas — Routine daily visits by the public at Fort Hood, Texas, have been suspended as the post tightens security following a deadly shooting spree...Robert Cone, the post commander, said Monday that the sprawling base "cannot become a battlefield."...
  • News Source: Honolulu Advertiser | 10 days ago
    A man who was in an Orlando office when a former employee came in and started shooting said today that the ordeal that left one dead and five injured lasted about a minute. Mark Davidson, a vice president at the engineering firm Reynolds, Smith and...
  • News Source: Charlotte Observer Online | 10 days ago
    A man who was in an Orlando office when a former employee came in and started shooting says the ordeal that left one dead and five injured lasted about a minute. Mark Davidson, a vice president at the engineering firm Reynolds, Smith and Hills, said...
  • News Source: Orlando Sentinel Online | 10 days ago
    Yellow crime-scene tape came down at the Gateway Center office building this morning, the first business day since Friday's shooting rampage. Executives and grief counselors are available for employees with RS&H, formerly Reynolds, Smith & Hills.
  • News Source: Orlando Sentinel Online | 11 days ago
    One of the five people wounded in a shooting at downtown Orlando's Gateway Center was released from the hospital Sunday. Ferrell Hickson, a 40-year-old design engineer supervisor for the state, left Florida Hospital Orlando on Sunday, according to...
  • News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 12 days ago
    Death toll of the shooting spree at the U.S. Army base at Fort Hood may rise from the current 13 as some of the hospitalized victims have "extremely serious injuries" and several of them are still at "significant risk" of losing their lives," a...
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Posted By ahol888 ahol888 | 14 days ago
He ran home to his mama! What a scrub! I know that it is hard for the unemployed, but patience is necessary while looking for another job.
Posted By otian otian | 13 days ago
True that patience is necessary, But you won't go nowhere with just patience.
Posted By cloud9devine cloud9devine | 13 days ago
I can't hardly wait to look at the news tomorrow..(sigh*)
Posted By capone786 capone786 | 13 days ago
terribly sad what is this world turning into??
Posted By JoRdAnLiOn JoRdAnLiOn | 13 days ago
Thank You For News
Posted By zackbane zackbane | 13 days ago
Really gives me the creep thinking somebody near my neighborhood could posses an armed weapon
Posted By lmwilson87 lmwilson87 | 13 days ago
what is happening with the world?
Posted By cloud9devine cloud9devine | 13 days ago
People are taking this "Right to Bear Arms" ammendment a little too far, don't you think? crazy, crazy world we live in.
Posted By ZXX00A ZXX00A | 12 days ago
that's really terrible
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