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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

UPDATE: Man Opens Fire in Largo Office, Shoots Self, Police Say

The suspect entered the lobby of an office complex on Lightwave Drive, began shooting at the lobby doors and windows, then shot himself in the abdomen, Largo Police said.

Update, 1:10 p.m.: Police have identified the man who they say fired several rounds at the windows and doors of a Largo office building lobby Wednesday morning, then shot himself in the abdomen in an apparent suicide attempt. According to Largo Police, Fred Michael Sumner, 52, entered the lobby of the BayView Pavillion Office Business Complex, 1550 Lighwave Dr., just before 9:30 a.m., pulled a semi-automatic handgun from his waistband and begin firing at the windows and doors. "He did not aim or threaten anyone in the lobby area," Largo Police Lt. Mike Loux said in a media release. "After firing several rounds at the windows and doors, he fired a single shot into his own abdomen area." Sumner was flown by helicopter to an area hospital, …

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