‘Disgruntled’ former employee kills five in workplace shooting: sheriff
By Reuters
05 June 2017 |
4:54 pm
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says a 'disgruntled' employee who was recently fired from his job at an Orlando business shot and killed five people in he calls a workplace violence incident.
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