Gunman, a sacked employee, kills self

Five people at a business near Orlando, here, were fatally shot by a former employee who later killed himself, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Monday.

Sheriff Jerry L. Demings told reporters that deputies arrived at Fiamma Inc., a business that makes awnings for recreational vehicles, on Monday after receiving a call about a shooting.

Four of the victims — three men and a woman — were found dead of gunshot wounds, he said. A fifth person, a man, was transported to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.

The person suspected of the shooting, a 45-year-old man who was fired from his job there in April, had fatally shot himself, Mr. Demings said. He had been armed with a handgun and a knife, but there was no indication he had used the knife, the sheriff said.

Terror angle ruled out

The relationship the gunman had with his victims was not immediately clear. His identity was not released. There were seven witnesses who were not hurt, the sheriff said.

Soon after authorities arrived, they determined that there was no active-shooter situation.

The sheriff said that the shooting was not a terror incident. NYT