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Fla. Shooting Spree Suspect Arrested

'Lone gunman' Jason Rodriguez found at his mother's Orlando home

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(Newser) – Jason Rodriguez, the suspect in today's shooting spree at an office complex in downtown Orlando, Fla., is in police custody. During a manhunt in the area surrounded area following the shooting, which left one dead and five injured, a SWAT team located the suspect at his mother’s house. Rodriguez, 40, whom the Orlando police chief described as the "lone gunman," targeted an engineering and construction firm where he worked until being fired in 2007.

"They left me to rot," Rodriguez shouted in response to a reporter's question, apparently referring to his former employers.

The suspect, Jason Rodriguez.
The suspect, Jason Rodriguez.   (AP Photo/Orlando Police Dept.)
Emergency workers transport a victim from a shooting in downtown Orlando.
Emergency workers transport a victim from a shooting in downtown Orlando.   (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbankn)
An Orlando police officer stands ready after a shooting took place at the Legions Place office building in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
An Orlando police officer stands ready after a shooting took place at the Legions Place office building in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
Police and swat team members gather at the scene as employees evacuate their offices after a shooting at the Legions Place office building in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
Police and swat team members gather at the scene as employees evacuate their offices after a shooting at the Legions Place office building in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
Gery Kilgo, left, speaks to the media after she and others were evacuated from the scene of a shooting in downtown Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
Gery Kilgo, left, speaks to the media after she and others were evacuated from the scene of a shooting in downtown Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank)
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plstyle
Nov 6, 09 2:17 PM CST
Well thats a start.. The main reason we have copy cats is because the media glamorizes these people, turning them into rockstars. What they need to do is say these guys were arrested grasping their teddy bear, at their moms house, with their stained tighty whitees ect, ect.. How sexy does that sound? Reply
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vwsmurfy
Nov 6, 09 2:29 PM CST
And because of the Bible. lmao. Reply
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Snarfeh
Nov 6, 09 2:38 PM CST
Hmmm...his religion wasn't mentioned.....must be christian... Reply
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jamerican
Nov 6, 09 2:51 PM CST
Be more likely to be a muslim with all the killing in the world being done by them you unamerican prick.
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Snarfeh
Nov 6, 09 3:54 PM CST
lol! I hit the nerve at which I aimed...love it...
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