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Friday, November 6, 2009
Another mass shooting — this time in Orlando
Posted by David Warner on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 1:05 PM
At least eight people have been shot in a downtown office highrise in Orlando, FL, according to TV news reports. Here's an excerpt from a report by WESH 2 in Orlando:
Firefighters were called to Gateway Center at 1000 Legion Place around 11:30 a.m. The building is near Lake Ivanhoe.All patients have been taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. At least four of the eight patients are serious trauma cases. Due to the incident, the emergency room has been closed to patients. The ER is on status X.
Dispatchers with the Orlando Fire Department said a shooting with multiple victims was reported on the eighth floor.WESH 2 reporter Gail Paschall-Brown, who is at the scene on the ground, said that 15 employees came out of the building very distraught. Paschall-Brown spoke with one who said that a former employee came into the office who hadn't worked at the company in over a year.
According to a report filed at 12:50 p.m. by ABC Action News outlet WFTV, two of the shooting victims are dead and four are "trauma red."
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