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Friday, November 6, 2009

Orlando Shooting: Perhaps 2 Dead! Suspect Whereabouts Unknown...Downtown Orlando Office Building















Orlando office shooting. A shooting has taken place on the fourth floor of an Orlando, Fla., office building. Msnbc's Alex Witt reports multiple victims are said to have been injured.







2 Dead In Downtown Orlando Office Building Shooting


Eyewitness News learned that two people were killed dead in a shooting at a downtown Orlando office building Friday. According to Orlando Fire Department dispatch and Orlando police, six other people were shot and transported to a local hospital.

The bodies of the two people were found on the eight and tenth floors of the office building. The shooting happened at 1000 Legion Place at the Gateway Center.

Police say they are looking for at least one suspect, but say it's possible that there may be more.

Due to the incident, I-4 at SR-50 is closed and Edgewater High School and Lake Highland Preparatory were locked down.

Eyewitness News arrived on the scene and spoke to one man who said he saw someone screaming at him to get out of the building immediately. Other people were led out of the building, distraught and crying.

There were approximately 50 paramedics responding to the incident.




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Sources: WFTV, MSNBC, Google Maps

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