Orlando factory shooting

Orlando factory shooting
Location Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Date June 5, 2017
Target Employees of Fiamma
Attack type
 Mass shooting
Weapons Handgun, knives
Deaths 6 (including the perpetrator)
Perpetrator John Robert Neumann Jr.
Motive Currently unknown

On June 5, 2017, John Robert Neumann Jr., a 45-year-old former employee of Fiamma, killed five former colleagues and himself.[1][2] Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Neumann did not appear to belong to any kind of subversive or terrorist group.[1]

Shooting

John Robert Neumann Jr. let himself into the building through a rear entrance and was armed with a handgun and a large hunting knife.[2] He singled out his five victims and shot them in their heads. He then fatally shot himself as deputies responded to the scene.[1][2] Eight other employees who worked at the company and were present during the shooting escaped without injury.[2]

The shooting occurred nearly one year after another mass shooting in the same city, which had been the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time.[3]

Victims

The five victims were Robert Snyder, 69, lead manager at the factory; Brenda Montanez-Crespo, 44; Kevin Clark, 53; Jeffrey Roberts, 57; and Kevin Lawson, 46.[1][2] A local youth sports league raised money for the children of Kevin Clark, who were orphaned, as their mother had died nine years earlier.[1][4]

Perpetrator

John Robert Neumann Jr. (1971 – June 5, 2017) received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army in 1999.[1] He did not have a concealed weapons permit.[1] He had a history of minor crimes before the shooting, mostly associated with traffic.[1]

Neumann once worked for Fiamma, which made awnings for recreational vehicles and campervans. He was fired in April 2017 for starting fights with people.[1] The lead manager who fired him later feared he would return for revenge.[1][2] Police dealt with him in 2014 when he was accused of battering a coworker at the factory.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Friend: Orlando victim feared workplace shooter would seek revenge over firing". CBS News. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Harris, David; Hayes, Christal; Williams, Michael (June 5, 2017). "Orlando workplace shooting: Former employee kills 5, then himself". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/05/us/orlando-fatalities/index.html
  4. ↑ "Orlando factory shooting orphans 2 teens". The Toronto Sun. The Associated Press. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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