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VIA : wesh.com

At least eight people were injured in a mass shooting inside a downtown Orlando high-rise just before noon Friday, according to the Orlando Fire Department.  Firefighters were called to Gateway Center at 1000 Legion Place around 11:30 a.m. The building is near Lake Ivanhoe. All patients have been taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. At least four of the eight patients are serious trauma cases. The ORMC ER is closed to patients due to the shootings.

According to Orlando Fire Department District Chief Michael Droege, an unknown number of people are still in the building and could be injured. He said the SWAT team is still trying to pull people out of the building.

WESH 2 reporter Gail Paschall-Brown, who is at the scene on the ground, said that 15 employees came out of the building very distraught. Paschall-Brown spoke with a witness who said that a former employee came into the office who hadn’t worked at the company in over a year.

At least six ambulances and dozens of police cars and fire engines have arrived at the scene. Orlando Fire Department spokeswoman Vicky Robles said a shooter has not been taken into custody.”We don’t know who they are,” Robles said. Sgt. Barb Jones of the Orlando Police Department said she cannot confirm the status of any of the victims. Orange County Sheriff’s Spokesman Jim Solomons said his department is backing up Orlando police and they’re still looking for an armed man wearing a light blue polo shirt and jeans. Cameras in downtown Orlando showed authorities closing some streets around the center. Interstate 4 eastbound has been shut down while police converge on the area. Nearby Edgewater High School has also been locked down.