ORLANDO, Fla. -- At least eight people were injured in a mass shooting inside a downtown Orlando high-rise just before noon Friday, according to the Orlando Fire Department.
Gateway Center
Gateway Center
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. The ORMC ER is closed to patients due to the shootings.
According to Orlando Fire Department District Chief Michael Droege, an unknown number of people are still in the building and could be injured. He said the SWAT team is still trying to pull people out of the building.
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 a witness who said that a former employee came into the office who hadn't worked at the company in over a year.
At least six ambulances and dozens of police cars and fire engines have arrived at the scene.
Orlando Fire Department spokeswoman Vicky Robles said a shooter has not been taken into custody.
"We don't know who they are," Robles said.
Sgt. Barb Jones of the Orlando Police Department said she cannot confirm the status of any of the victims.
Orange County Sheriff's Spokesman Jim Solomons said his department is backing up Orlando police and they're still looking for an armed man wearing a light blue polo shirt and jeans.
Cameras in downtown Orlando showed authorities closing some streets around the center.
Interstate 4 eastbound has been shut down while police converge on the area. Nearby Edgewater High School has also been locked down.
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Nothing lasts, nothing lasts, everything is changing into something else. Nothing is wrong, nothing is wrong, everything is on track...
You know, William Blake said... uh, nothing is lost. Nothing is lost and I... I really believe that, we only move on...
This is a great subject for a PHD thesis. Economic recessions may be tied to borderline psychos losing it because of issues such as losing a job, bankruptcy, etc.
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Nov-06-2009 18:39
squirrelly
The Phun Nun
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: In the Shower
I just don't understand it. So you lose your job and somehow that justifies killing and shooting people?
man i wanted to get out of the car and shoot this old bitch at an intersection yesterday who cut me off and then slammed on her brakes causing us to miss the green light. she all of a sudden decided she wanted to turn left.
but yea i didn't shoot her.
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My soliloquy may be hard for some to swallow, but so is cod liver oil.
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Originally posted by notelfreak
man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone
Nov-06-2009 18:46
BshidoHEAT
don't be that guy!!!
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Ninjas never tell....
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Originally posted by squirrelly
Hi Ben I didn't know you were still on TA either!
You still live in Orlando?
Glad to know you're ok too!
heh, I live i St.Pete now, since August.
I don't think I know anyone near the place of the shooting, I'm just hoping for everyone's safety.
