Orlando factory shooting
On June 5, 2017, John Robert Neumann Jr., a 45-year-old former employee of Fiamma, killed five former colleagues before killing himself.[1][2] Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Neumann did not appear to belong to any kind of subversive or terrorist group.[1]
Orlando factory shooting | |
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Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
Location | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Date | June 5, 2017 |
Target | Employees of Fiamma Orlando by day |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, murder-suicide |
Weapons |
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Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrator | John Robert Neumann Jr. |
Motive | Unknown |
Shooting
John Robert Neumann Jr. let himself into the building through a rear entrance and was armed with a 9 mm handgun and a large hunting knife.[2][3] 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 one week before the first anniversary of the Orlando nightclub shooting, which had been the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history at the time.[4]
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 in 2008.[1][5]
Perpetrator
John Robert Neumann Jr. (May 2, 1972 – 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
- "Friend: Orlando victim feared workplace shooter would seek revenge over firing". CBS News. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- Harris, David; Hayes, Christal; Williams, Michael (June 5, 2017). "Orlando workplace shooting: Former employee kills 5, then himself". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2018/03/15/5-takeaways-from-the-final-report-for-the-fiamma-workplace-shooting/
- Croft, Jay; Grinberg, Emanuella (June 5, 2017). "Gunman 'singled out' victims in Orlando shooting spree". CNN.
- "Orlando factory shooting orphans 2 teens". The Toronto Sun. The Associated Press. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.