UPDATED: 1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting; gunman caught
UPDATED 9:03 p.m.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The man accused of opening fire today at the engineering firm where he once worked in Orlando, Florida, was reportedly upset about jobless benefits.
One person died in the incident, and five were wounded. Police say Jason Rodriguez believed the company had blocked his efforts to get unemployment benefits. He worked for the firm for about a year before being fired in June 2007. His former supervisors say his work was not up to snuff.
As he was led into a police station, Rodriguez said the company left him "to rot." But a spokesman for the firm says there was no indication of hard feelings.
At a recent bankruptcy hearing, Rodriguez said he was $90,000 in debt and making $30,000 a year working at a sandwich shop.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Police in Orlando say a gunman has been apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go two years ago.
Police Chief Val Demings says 40-year-old Jason Rodriguez surrendered to police at his mother's home after officers saw him through a window and asked him to come out.
She confirms that one person was killed in the shooting at the Legion Place office building downtown. Five others were hurt.
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