Florida man kills five former colleagues in Orlando, then commits suicide

As Orlando prepares to commemorate the deadly attack last June, five people were killed Monday in a shooting in an industrial area in this Florida city. According to the first elements provided by the local police, the alleged shooter was 45 years old. He then turned the gun on him. The terrorist trail, once on everyone’s mind, has become highly unlikely.

The shooting took place around 8 a.m. (2 p.m. in Paris) in the premises of the company Fiamma, a manufacturer of awnings for trailers, where the shooter had worked. “The individual was a former employee of this company fired in April,” Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demmings said at a press conference. The man was in possession of a gun but also a knife.

Three years ago he hit a colleague

In June 2014, the authorities had already been called because the man who carried out the shooting on Monday morning had hit another employee at the time. However, no charge had been brought against him. The shooter only had minor convictions for possession of marijuana or violent offenses on his record.

“At the moment we have no indication that the subject was a member of any subversive organization. We have no indication that the subject participated in any terrorist organization, ”Sheriff Demmings insisted (video below).

In June 2016, Orlando was the target of an attack in a nightclub that left 49 dead and dozens injured. An American citizen of Afghan origin, the perpetrator of the massacre had pledged allegiance to Daesh during the shooting.