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At Least 8 Shot In Downtown High-Rise
Victims Transported To ORMC ER
POSTED: 11:55 am EST November 6, 2009
UPDATED: 12:44 pm EST November 6, 2009
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.
All patients have been taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. At least four of the eight patients are serious trauma cases. Due to the incident, the emergency room has been closed to patients. The ER is on status X.
Dispatchers with the Orlando Fire Department said a shooting with multiple victims was reported on the eighth floor.
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 one 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.
WESH 2 News reporter Greg Fox said gurneys are being wheeled toward the building. However, some rescue personnel may be waiting for clearance from authorities that the scene has been secured.
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.
Victims Transported To ORMC ER
POSTED: 11:55 am EST November 6, 2009
UPDATED: 12:44 pm EST November 6, 2009
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.
All patients have been taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. At least four of the eight patients are serious trauma cases. Due to the incident, the emergency room has been closed to patients. The ER is on status X.
Dispatchers with the Orlando Fire Department said a shooting with multiple victims was reported on the eighth floor.
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 one 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.
WESH 2 News reporter Greg Fox said gurneys are being wheeled toward the building. However, some rescue personnel may be waiting for clearance from authorities that the scene has been secured.
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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