Orlando factory shooting

On June 5, 2017, John Robert Neumann Jr., a 45-year-old former employee of Fiamma, killed five former colleagues and himself.^[1][2] Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Neumann did not appear to belong to any kind of subversive or terrorist group.^[1]

Shooting[]

John Robert Neumann Jr. let himself into the building through a rear entrance and was armed with a handgun and a large hunting knife.^[2] 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.^[3]

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][4]

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]

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