Law enforcement officials prepare to brief the press (Picture: AP)

Six people have been killed by a disgruntled worker in a workplace shooting in Orlando, Florida.

The gunman is among the dead, police officials have now confirmed, after they were called to a ‘multiple fatality’ incident in an industrial area.

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The incident took place at Fiamma Inc, a manucfacturer of awnings for camper vans, motor coaches and SUVs, on Forsyth Road with road closures being put in place around the scene.

The motive is currently unknown, but there are reports locally suggesting that it was a workplace issue and that it is not related to terrorism.


Shelley Adams, whose sister, Sheila McIntrye, works for the company where it happened was in the bathroom when shooting broke out.



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OCSO on shooting scene w/ multiple fatalities. Situation contained, Now investigating tragic incident & will soon have accurate information — OCSO FL News (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017

McIntyre is safe with police now but she called her sister during the shooting, and she was very upset.

She kept repeating ‘My boss is dead. My boss is dead.’

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings is expected to give a briefing. Officials said there were multiple fatalities and that situation is contained.

Helicopter footage from local news reports appears to show that the incident happened close to a bakery at Winter Park, an industrial estate in the city.

Sheriff Demings on scene of tragic shooting with multiple fatalities. Getting briefing. Will address media shortly. pic.twitter.com/f7jZrmXuhl — OCSO FL News (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 5, 2017

Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter: ‘OCSO working shooting scene that has stabilized. Multiple fatalities.’

They later tweeted: ‘OCSO on shooting scene with multiple fatalities. Situation contained, now investigating tragic incident and will soon have accurate information.’

Captain Angelo Nieves said that no other details were currently available and that the situation had been contained, but there are said to be multiple casualties.

The police chief and mayor of the city have both arrived on the scene along with members of the FBI.

The shooting happened a week ahead of the anniversary of the June 12 Pulse nightclub shooting when 49 people were murdered.

This is a breaking news story and is being update with more information as we receive it.

#FBI joint terrorism task force official on scene of deadly shooting in #Orlando. Multiple people killed. Still awaiting updates @WESH pic.twitter.com/MpCRpoNntt — Alex Villarreal (@AlexvWESH) June 5, 2017

Large police presence off of Forsyth @WFTV pic.twitter.com/hdlPzUwLyH — Sarahbeth Ackerman (@SAckermanWFTV) June 5, 2017