Two dead, six hurt in Florida shooting

ORLANDO: Two people were killed and six hurt in an office building in Orlando, Florida, emergency officials said on Friday in the second mass shooting in the United States in two days.

"Eight total victims, two are dead," a fire department spokeswoman said.

A police helicopter hovered over the scene, as dozens of police cars locked down the area surrounding the Gateway Center and panicked workers rushed to safety, images from television station WESH showed.

Orlando police received a call reporting a shooting at the same address at 11:49 local time.

People are streaming out of the building and some say they have barricaded themselves inside their offices.

Orange County Sheriff's Spokesman Jim Solomons says his department is backing up Orlando police and they are still looking for an armed man wearing a light blue polo shirt and jeans.

Orlando Police Sgt. Barbara Jones confirms there has been shooting at a high-rise and multiple people have been hurt but she can't say how many. She says there is only one shooter.

Interstate 4 is closed in both directions through downtown and a nearby school is locked down.