Deputies search for alleged shooter
The Associated Press
SARASOTA, Fla. — A disgruntled employee fatally shot a co-worker at a doctor’s office Friday morning, authorities said.
Deputies were searching for the alleged shooter, Jacquelyn Ann Ferguson, 51, of Sarasota, who had fled the building, Sheriff Bill Balkwill told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
About 10 other employees were in the medical office at the time of the shooting, and they walked out of the building with their hands in the air, sheriff’s Lt. Chuck Lesaltato said at a news conference. Lesaltato did not immediately return phone messages left by The Associated Press.
The slain woman’s name was not being released until family members could be notified, Sarasota County fire spokesman Paul Dezzi said.
Sarasota is about 45 miles south of Tampa.