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Shooting in Florida mall leaves one person dead, sends shoppers running for cover Shooting in Florida mall leaves two dead, sends shoppers running for cover
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One one man is dead and two others are injured after a gunman opened fire at a mall in central Florida, according to news reports. Two people are dead and third person is in good condition at a local hospital after a gunman opened fire at a mall in central Florida, according to news reports.
Police said the gunman is the only fatality in the shooting, which began around 9:30 a.m. in Melbourne Square Mall, and has since been contained, according to CNN. The victims were transported to a local hospital, but their condition is unknown, according to CNN. Police said Jose Garcia Rodriguez, 57, walked into a Melbourne Square Mall on Saturday around 9:30 a.m. with “several pockets full of ammunition” before opening fire near the food court and then turning his weapon on himself, according to police.
Officers currently working a shooting @ Melbourne Sq Mall; Ofcs have control of situation; mall temp closed; information wen available. — Melbourne Police (@MelbournePolice) January 17, 2015 Among the victims by was Rodriguez’s wife, Idanerys Garcia-Rodriguez, 33, who was wounded, and an unidentified male victim, who was killed, according to Reuters.
Officers currently working a shooting @ Melbourne Sq Mall; Ofcs have control of situation; mall temp closed; information wen available. Melbourne police commander Vince Pryce said investigators believe a domestic dispute provoked the shooting, according to Reuters. Pryce said investigators recovered three handguns from the scene, in addition to the ammunition Jose Garcia-Rodriguez was carrying, according to Reuters. 
— Melbourne Police (@MelbournePolice) January 17, 2015 https://twitter.com/MelbournePolice/status/556473253456543745
#Breaking More: Witness says X marks spot of shooting. This is a map of the #MelbourneMall pic.twitter.com/IohiDvNxWu — Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) January 17, 2015#Breaking More: Witness says X marks spot of shooting. This is a map of the #MelbourneMall pic.twitter.com/IohiDvNxWu — Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) January 17, 2015
#Breaking More: Witness says X marks spot of shooting. This is a map of the #MelbourneMall pic.twitter.com/IohiDvNxWu#Breaking More: Witness says X marks spot of shooting. This is a map of the #MelbourneMall pic.twitter.com/IohiDvNxWu
— Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) January 17, 2015— Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) January 17, 2015
Few details of the shooting have emerged, but a witness told WESH Orlando that the shooting happened in the mall’s food court and said the gunman fired five or six shots, hitting two people before turning the gun on himself. Few details of the shooting have emerged, but a witness told WESH Orlando said the gunman fired five or six shots before turning the gun on himself, unleashing chaos for those nearby. About 100 people were in the mall at the time of the shooting, according to Reuters.
#Breaking: More from the witness – Shooter shot pizza guy and his wife, then himself. Only saw two victims taken out of mall. — Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) January 17, 2015#Breaking: More from the witness – Shooter shot pizza guy and his wife, then himself. Only saw two victims taken out of mall. — Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) January 17, 2015
#Breaking: More from the witness – Shooter shot pizza guy and his wife, then himself. Only saw two victims taken out of mall.#Breaking: More from the witness – Shooter shot pizza guy and his wife, then himself. Only saw two victims taken out of mall.
— Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) January 17, 2015— Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) January 17, 2015
Eyewitness: pandemonium ensued after shootings at Melbourne mall food court, with customers stampeding to the exits fearing a mall shooter. — Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015Eyewitness: pandemonium ensued after shootings at Melbourne mall food court, with customers stampeding to the exits fearing a mall shooter. — Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015
Eyewitness: pandemonium ensued after shootings at Melbourne mall food court, with customers stampeding to the exits fearing a mall shooter.Eyewitness: pandemonium ensued after shootings at Melbourne mall food court, with customers stampeding to the exits fearing a mall shooter.
— Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015— Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015
Eyewitness believes shooter shot his wife, a food court employee, and himself. — Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015Eyewitness believes shooter shot his wife, a food court employee, and himself. — Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015
Eyewitness believes shooter shot his wife, a food court employee, and himself.Eyewitness believes shooter shot his wife, a food court employee, and himself.
— Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015— Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015
Eyewitness tells me he was in Melbourne mall food court, heard shots, turned to see shooter collapsing after shooting himself. — Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015Eyewitness tells me he was in Melbourne mall food court, heard shots, turned to see shooter collapsing after shooting himself. — Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015
Eyewitness tells me he was in Melbourne mall food court, heard shots, turned to see shooter collapsing after shooting himself.Eyewitness tells me he was in Melbourne mall food court, heard shots, turned to see shooter collapsing after shooting himself.
— Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015— Dan Billow (@DanBillowWESH) January 17, 2015
Insane what happened today. Everybody getting locked down then evacuated out the back by SWAT. #MelbourneMall pic.twitter.com/Ib7an54Grh — Matt Person (@MattPerson321) January 17, 2015Insane what happened today. Everybody getting locked down then evacuated out the back by SWAT. #MelbourneMall pic.twitter.com/Ib7an54Grh — Matt Person (@MattPerson321) January 17, 2015
Insane what happened today. Everybody getting locked down then evacuated out the back by SWAT. #MelbourneMall pic.twitter.com/Ib7an54GrhInsane what happened today. Everybody getting locked down then evacuated out the back by SWAT. #MelbourneMall pic.twitter.com/Ib7an54Grh
— Matt Person (@MattPerson321) January 17, 2015— Matt Person (@MattPerson321) January 17, 2015
Melbourne resident Donna Evans told Florida Today that she was in the food court when she heard gunfire nearby.Melbourne resident Donna Evans told Florida Today that she was in the food court when she heard gunfire nearby.
“It was a frightening experience, something that you don’t ever want anybody to experience,” Evans said. “It was crazy. We had just gotten our food to sit down by Starbucks and Chik-fil-A, and you just hear the ‘pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,’ and you just drop everything and your body just makes you run.”“It was a frightening experience, something that you don’t ever want anybody to experience,” Evans said. “It was crazy. We had just gotten our food to sit down by Starbucks and Chik-fil-A, and you just hear the ‘pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,’ and you just drop everything and your body just makes you run.”
“I was running one way,” Elizabeth Trickle said. “She was running another way and then she came back and she (Evans) got me and we ran through the exit at Dillard’s. “I was running one way,” Elizabeth Trickle said. “She was running another way and then she came back and she [Evans] got me and we ran through the exit at Dillard’s.
Melbourne Square Mall released a statement on their Facebook page around noon.Melbourne Square Mall released a statement on their Facebook page around noon.
On Twitter, police said they were clearing the mall store-by-store. Employees were asked to exit the building through a back entrance and potential witnesses were asked to meet investigators near the food court entrance. On Twitter, police said they were clearing the mall store-by-store. Employees were told to exit the building through a back entrance and potential witnesses were asked to meet investigators near the food court entrance.
Shooter is contained; Ofcs are clearing the mall store by store — Melbourne Police (@MelbournePolice) January 17, 2015Shooter is contained; Ofcs are clearing the mall store by store — Melbourne Police (@MelbournePolice) January 17, 2015
Shooter is contained; Ofcs are clearing the mall store by storeShooter is contained; Ofcs are clearing the mall store by store
— Melbourne Police (@MelbournePolice) January 17, 2015— Melbourne Police (@MelbournePolice) January 17, 2015
UPDATE: Police say 1 dead, 2 injured in Melbourne Square Mall shooting http://t.co/fKAHMAq87B pic.twitter.com/gQGAA8mDlY — The Palm Beach Post (@pbpost) January 17, 2015UPDATE: Police say 1 dead, 2 injured in Melbourne Square Mall shooting http://t.co/fKAHMAq87B pic.twitter.com/gQGAA8mDlY — The Palm Beach Post (@pbpost) January 17, 2015
UPDATE: Police say 1 dead, 2 injured in Melbourne Square Mall shooting http://t.co/fKAHMAq87B pic.twitter.com/gQGAA8mDlYUPDATE: Police say 1 dead, 2 injured in Melbourne Square Mall shooting http://t.co/fKAHMAq87B pic.twitter.com/gQGAA8mDlY
— The Palm Beach Post (@pbpost) January 17, 2015— The Palm Beach Post (@pbpost) January 17, 2015
Breaking: @BrevardSheriff Bomb Squad searching home connected to Melbourne Square Mall shooting. #wftv pic.twitter.com/2j8d1lR6Cl — Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoWFTV) January 17, 2015Breaking: @BrevardSheriff Bomb Squad searching home connected to Melbourne Square Mall shooting. #wftv pic.twitter.com/2j8d1lR6Cl — Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoWFTV) January 17, 2015
Breaking: @BrevardSheriff Bomb Squad searching home connected to Melbourne Square Mall shooting. #wftv pic.twitter.com/2j8d1lR6ClBreaking: @BrevardSheriff Bomb Squad searching home connected to Melbourne Square Mall shooting. #wftv pic.twitter.com/2j8d1lR6Cl
— Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoWFTV) January 17, 2015— Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoWFTV) January 17, 2015
Local television news broadcasts showed police vehicles parked outside the mall and yellow police tape wrapped around the mall entrance and the parking lot.Local television news broadcasts showed police vehicles parked outside the mall and yellow police tape wrapped around the mall entrance and the parking lot.
Photo of Melbourne Square Mall shooting scene. #wftv pic.twitter.com/uyj8A7NODL — Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoWFTV) January 17, 2015Photo of Melbourne Square Mall shooting scene. #wftv pic.twitter.com/uyj8A7NODL — Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoWFTV) January 17, 2015
Photo of Melbourne Square Mall shooting scene. #wftv pic.twitter.com/uyj8A7NODLPhoto of Melbourne Square Mall shooting scene. #wftv pic.twitter.com/uyj8A7NODL
— Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoWFTV) January 17, 2015— Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoWFTV) January 17, 2015
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