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Orlando office shooting
Two dead after shooting reported in downtown Orlando
Orlando Sentinel Staff
10:00 AM PST, November 6, 2009
Two people are dead and six are wounded in a mass shouting at an office building in downtown Orlando.
Bodies were found on the 12th and 8th floor of Legions Place, a 16-floor building north of Colonial Drive. Only the 12th floor has been cleared. The shooter has not been found, said Deputy Chief Mike Droege of the Orlando Fire Department.
"The building is not secure now," he said. "It's still unfolding."
Seven people were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. One person complaining about chest pains was taken to Florida Hospital South.
"They have not found the shooter to my knowledge," Drudge added. They're still clearing floor by floor."
Office workers are still inside. They have barricaded themselves inside and have received little information from authorities on whether it's save to leave. One woman inside the building said they have been told the shooting possibly took place on the fourth or eighth floor.
"We've got everybody in one office, with the door barricaded with a chest of drawers. There are about 20 of us in here. We're scared," said one woman who is inside the building. She asked her name and that of her business not be used because she fears for her life.
"We're watching TV, trying to see what is going on, but we really don't know. We're scared. We're safe right now, but we're scared," she said.
Officers with assault rifles are looking for a suspect with blue shirt and blue jeans. Many have their weapons pointed at the parking garage.
There is a heavy police presence near Lake Ivanhoe and traffic is being diverted.
Orlando police and orange county sheriffs deputies have blocked roads near the Orlando Chamber of Commerce and the Radisson hotel. All of the businesses between Marks Road south to Colonial Drive are evacuated.
A witness has told WFTV that a man who previously worked in the building walked inside and opened fire.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has postponed a trip to see his son out of town and is monitoring the situation from City Hall, spokeswoman Heather Allebaugh said. Dyer is waiting for an update from police, she said.
Check back for updates.
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