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Paramount
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Mon Jun 19 05:06:18
Sacked Florida employee shoots five ex-colleagues in head

A disgruntled US employee walked back into the factory that fired him and fatally shot five ex-colleagues, before killing himself, police say.

John Robert Neumann, 45, was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and hunting knife when he entered the business near Orlando, Florida, on Monday morning.

The US army veteran was sacked in April, police say.

There is no suggestion he was a member of a subversive or terrorist organisation, they add.

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said the shooting had unfolded at the premises of Fiamma, which makes awnings for motor homes and camper vans.

Most of the victims were shot in the head, some multiple times, he added.

"He was certainly singling out the individuals that he shot," said Sheriff Demings.

The victims included Robert Snyder, 69, Brenda Montanez-Crespo, 44, Kevin Clark, 53, Jeffrey Roberts, 57, and another unidentified man.

Neumann reloaded his handgun at least once during the rampage, the sheriff said.

The gunman had told an employee whom he did not know to leave the premises, and left about seven other staff members uninjured.

Neumann - who lived alone in the area - killed himself as deputies were about to enter the warehouse, the sheriff said.

Authorities say he did not have a permit for the weapon.

He was honourably discharged from the army in 1999.

He had a history of misdemeanour criminal offences, such as possession of marijuana and driving under the influence.

Neumann attacked a member of staff in 2014, though no charges were filed, police said.

In a statement, Florida Governor Rick Scott condemned a "senseless act of violence".

"Over the past year, the Orlando community has been challenged like never before," he said.

The shooting came a week before the first anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting that left 49 people dead in Orlando.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40162989
Average Ameriacn
Member
Mon Jun 19 09:10:49
"He had a history of misdemeanour criminal offences, such as possession of marijuana"

Ban "medical" maryjuna!
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Jun 19 16:41:10
"The shooting came a week before the first anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting that left 49 people dead in Orlando."

What a strange article conclusion...
Sam Adams
Member
Mon Jun 19 16:56:39
"His weed use probably caused this"

-retards and jeff sessions
Rugian
Member
Mon Jun 19 17:02:36
According to Tommy Wiseau's cinematic masterpiece, weed use does indeed cause an individual to become more aggressive and violent. This incident only confirms that.
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