Five dead in Florida workplace shooting

Five people have been killed in a shooting at a workplace in Orlando, Florida.

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said the gunman, 45, was a disgruntled former employee at Fiamma, a business that makes awnings for recreational vehicles, who was fired in April.

Mr demings said the gunman, who was also armed with a knife, shot and killed himself at the scene.

There are no links to terrorism. The gunman, who has not yet been identified, had been involved in a previous incident of workplace violence and had been accused of attacking another employee inside the business. He was not charged in that case. Mr Demings added: “This is a sad day once again for us in Orange County. Our hearts go out to the victims.”

Florida governor Rick Scott said the Orlando community has been challenged like never before, a reference to the shooting on 12 June last year at the Pulse nightclub in the city in which 49 people were shot dead.