ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man who was in an Orlando office when a former employee came in and started shooting says the ordeal that left one dead and five injured lasted about a minute.
Mark Davidson, a vice president at the engineering firm Reynolds, Smith and Hills, said Monday that his co-workers stayed calm Friday and didn’t scream as Jason Rodriguez entered a reception area of the eighth-floor office and began shooting.
Rodriguez has been charged with first-degree murder.
Orlando Police Chief Val Demings says more charges are expected.
An attorney for Rodriguez has portrayed the 40-year-old as a mentally ill man who fell victim to countless personal and financial problems.
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