2 dead, 1 wounded in central Florida mall shooting

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida man had "several pockets full of ammunition" when he targeted his wife in a shooting Saturday morning that killed two people at a mall food court, police said.<br /> <br /> Jose Garcia Rodriguez, 57, of Palm Bay, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at Melbourne Square Mall, said Cmdr. Vince Pryce of Melbourne Police.<br /> <br /> His 33-year-old wife, Ida, was hospitalized with a gunshot wound in good condition, Pryce said.<br /> <br /> "The survivor is the intended victim," he said.<br /> <br /> Around 100 people were in the mall preparing to open their stores for shoppers at 10 a.m. when officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots around 9:30 a.m.<br /> <br /> "We were still hearing shots when the first officers arrived on scene," Pryce said.<br /> <br /> Officers evacuated the mall, assisting some employees who had locked themselves in closets when they heard gunfire, Pryce said.<br /> <br /> Another man died in the shooting. His name was not released, and Pryce said his relationship to the Garcias remained under investigation.<br /> <br /> Three handguns were recovered from the scene. When officers found the three victims, Garcia "had several pockets full of ammunition," Pryce said.<br /> <br /> "We believe this may stem from a domestic violence incident," he said.<br /> <br /> Mall officials posted a statement to Facebook, saying the mall would remain closed until further notice while police continued their investigation. Pryce said authorities planned for the mall to reopen Sunday.<br /> <br /> Local television news broadcasts showed yellow police tape stretched across a mall entrance and parking lot.<br /> <br /> Donna Evans of Melbourne said she was in the food court when she heard gunfire about 20 feet to 25 feet away.<br /> <br /> "We had just gotten our food to sit down by Starbucks and Chik-fil-A, and you just hear the `pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,' and you just drop everything and your body just makes you run," Evans told Florida Today (http://on.flatoday.com/1KSm3jr ).

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