5PM: 'Hostile employee' with assault rifle carries out fatal shooting at Sebastian restaurant, police say

Police said a "hostile employee" armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a Sebastian restaurant Friday afternoon, killing a man.

SEBASTIAN..AND A DEADLYWORKPLACE SHOOTING..

THEATTACK HAPPENED AT A PIZSHOP - DURING THE LUNCH HOUR.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S MEGHANMCROBERTS HAS MORE ON WHINVESTIGATORS HAVE LEARNED.< SEBASTIAN POLICE SAY THESUSPECTED SHOOTER WAS ON SCENEBY HIS CAR WHEN THEY ARRIVED&THEY TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY ANDHEBEING QUESTIONED BYAUTHORITIES.

THEY'RE STITRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY HEDID THIS.

VO POLICE SAY THEA 56 YEAR OLD DELIVERYDRIVER-- WAS UPSET ABOUTSOMETHING THAT HAPPENEDWORK& AROUND 11 45& DURING THELUNCH HOUR AND WHILE CUSTOMERSWERE INSIDE& POLICE SAY THESUSPECT STARTED SHOOTINGOUTSIDE& THEN MOVED INSIDE ANDCONTINUED SHOOTING& FIRING OAT LEAST A DOZEN SHOTS& ANYCARRYING TWO MAGAZINES.

ANEMPLOYEE& A 34 YEAR OLD MAN&WAS SHOT INSIDE& TAKEN TO THEHOSPTIAL WHERE HE WASPRONOUNCED DEAD.

POLICE SAYTHE VICTIM TOOK HEROIC ACTIONSBEFORE BEING SHOTPUSHING PEOPLE OUTSIDE TSPARE THEM FROM GETTING HURT.SOT LT.

TIMOTHY WOOD SEBASTIPOLICE 13:37:37;05“ITHEROIC FOR SOMEONE TO DO.“IFYOU HAVE SOMEONE WHOAND THERESITUATION THATKNOWING YOU HAVE NO WAY TODEFEND YOURSELF.

THAT TAKE ALOT OF GUTS AND IS.

VEHEROIC TO TRY TO SAVE OTHERLIVES POSSIBLY AT THE EXPENSEOF YOUR OWN” LL LIVE: THEPIZZA PLACE OF COURSE CLOSEDNOW- AS WELL AS NEARBYBUSINESSES& STRAY BULLETS ALSOHIT A NEARBY HOME WHICH HABEEN TAPED OFF.

THERE ARE ALOT OF CAMERAS IN THE AREA,WHICH WILL ALSO HELP POLICEWITH THIS ONGOINGINVESTIGATION.

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