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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 6 June 2017

Sheriff: Fired worker killed 5, shot self as siren neared

“All she kept saying was 1999 and did not have a Monday’s victims, the sher-
he was holding a gun and concealed weapons per- iff said.
told her to get out,” Gomez mit, the sheriff said. Neumann had a record
said.That woman had been Arnie Boyd, who lives in the of minor crimes, none vio-
hired after Neumann was same trailer park, said Neu- lent, dating back nearly 20
fired in April, so he probably mann was not particularly years. Most involved traffic
did not recognize her and social. “Every once in a violations — driving under
knew she was not a former while, he would ride his bike the influence, driving with a
co-worker, Deming said. around and that’s it,” Boyd suspended license, giving
Searching for a motive, said. “We would speak only a deputy a false name and
deputies cordoned off a once in a while.” leaving the scene of a hit-
trailer park in Maitland, The dead were identi- and-run involving property
where Neumann lived fied as Robert Snyder, 69; damage.
alone in a mobile home on Brenda Montanez-Crespo, Fiamma calls itself one of
a busy road next to a funer- 44; Kevin Clark, 53; Jef- the largest manufactur-
al home, a used car lot and frey Roberts, 57; and Kevin ers of awnings for camper
a dog-grooming business. Lawson, 46. Authorities vans, motor coaches and
Like the awning factory, it’s had confronted Neumann sport utility vehicles.
far from Orlando’s famous once before at the factory, Shelley Adams said her sis-
theme parks. when he was accused of ter, Sheila McIntyre, called
Deming said investigators battering a co-worker in her from the company’s
also are looking through June 2014. But no charges bathroom during the shoot-
any social media postings were filed after both men ing and kept repeating,
for clues. Neumann was were interviewed, and that “My boss is dead. My boss
honorably discharged in co-worker was not among is dead.”q
This March 19, 2010 booking photo made available by the Semi-
nole County Sheriff’s Office, shows John Robert Neuman under
arrest for possession of marijuana. Newman killed five people
and then took his own life at an Orlando, Fla., awning factory
Monday, June 5, 2017.
(Seminole Country Sheriff’s Office via AP)

By TERRANCE HARRIS together for recreational
MIKE SCHNEIDER vehicles. He paused at
Associated Press least once to reload. “My
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A experience tells me that
man who was fired from this individual made delib-
a Florida awning factory erate thought to do what
in April returned Monday he did today. He had a
with a semi-automatic pis- plan of action,” said the
tol and methodically killed sheriff, who wouldn’t say
five people, then took his why Neumann was fired.
own life at the sound of an The gunman “had a nega-
approaching siren, authori- tive relationship with” at
ties said. least one of the victims.
Orange County Sheriff “He was certainly singling
Jerry Demings identified out the individuals he shot,”
the shooter as John Robert Demings said, adding that
Neumann Jr., a 45-year-old most victims were shot in
Army veteran who lived the head. Some were shot
alone and did not appear multiple times.
to belong to any type of State and federal law en-
subversive or terrorist or- forcement officers con-
ganization. The shooting verged on the industrial
began after Neumann park in Orlando shortly af-
slipped through a rear door ter 8 a.m. after a woman
into the cavernous Fiamma ran out and called 911
Inc. factory, an area larg- from a tile business across
er than two football fields the street, said Yamaris Go-
where awnings are stitched mez, that store’s owner.