Orlando, Fla.-based employees of transportation engineer Reynolds, Smith & Hills Inc. (RS&H) have met with grief counselors following a Nov. 6 random shooting by a troubled ex-engineer employee that killed one current staffer and injured five others, including a state agency client official. The injured are all recovering.
About 30 people were working in the Orlando office of Jacksonville-based RS&H when, according to police reports, Jason S. Rodriguez, 40, allegedly walked in, drew a handgun from a holster beneath his shirt and fired two shots at Otis Beckford, who was in the firm’s reception area. The 26-year-old AutoCAD technician in the transportation and infrastructure group, who had worked for the firm for three years, was killed. Rodriguez had left the firm in 2007 related to performance issues, according to company officials.