Orlando, Fla.-based employees of transportation engineer eynolds, Smith & Hills Inc. (RS&H) have met with grief counselors following a random shooting by an ex-employee that killed one staffer and injured five others, including a state client official. The injured are all recovering.
On Nov. 6, about 30 people were working in the Orlando office of Jacksonville-based RS&H when Jason S. Rodriguez, 40, shot and killed Otis Beckford, 26, at random in the reception area, according to police. Beckford is believed to have been an AutoCAD technician and a three-year employee. Rodriguez left RS&H in 2007 related to performance issues, say company officials.