Two people are dead and a woman is in "good" condition after a shooting Saturday morning at the Melbourne Square mall. 
 
 
 
 It happened around 9:30 a.m., in the mall's food court at 1700 W. New Haven Ave. 
 
 Police identified the suspected shooter as Jose Garcia-Rodriguez, 57, of Palm Bay. One of the victims is believed to be the shooter's wife, 33-year-old Idanerys Garcia-Rodriguez. She's listed in good condition. Police said the woman worked at the mall's food court. 
 
 
 
 The other victim who was killed is a male, but his identity hasn't been released. 
 
 
 
 Police said Jose shot Idanerys and the man before shooting himself. Investigators believe he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 
 
 
 
 "This is a tragic event, and I am sending prayers to the family," Melbourne Mayor Kathy Meehan said. 
 
 
 
 The mall was closed for the remainder of the day, but it is expected to reopen Sunday. 
 
 
 
 "We started hearing 'pop, pop,'" said Elizabeth Tickle, who was inside the mall. "I figured somebody was shooting somebody. It's going on all the time now. (How many pop pops did you think you heard?) I think about six. It was a lot. It was a lot." 
 
 
 
 About 100 people were inside the mall at the time gunfire broke out, police said. Gunshots were still being heard when officers arrived to the scene. 
 
 
 
 The shooting is believed to be a domestic violence-related incident, investigators said. 
 
 Neighbors said Jose was a "good guy" and that he was close to his wife and two teenage daughters. 
 
 "It blows my mind," said Nick Csercse Jr., who lives next door to the family. "(Jose) was just a really good guy." 
 
 Another neighbor, Raymond Jacobs, said: "They gave my grandson ice cream. They used to sell ice cream. They were good people. This is just shocking." 
 
 Several agencies, including the FBI, were at the mall Saturday investigating the deadly shooting. Three firearms, all handguns, were found at the mall, police said. 
 
 
 
 Any witnesses are asked to call the Melbourne Police Department at (321) 608-6731. 
 
 Anyone who left their vehicle in the mall parking lot or left belongings inside the mall is asked to contact Melbourne Square mall security at (321) 952-0583. ||||| The Melbourne Square Mall reopened at noon Sunday, one day after a shooting in its food court that left two people dead, including the gunman, and one injured. 
 
 Inside, candles and flowers covered the counter of the pizza restaurant that remained closed, according to media reports. 
 
 Armed with a handgun and pockets full of ammunition, Jose Garcia-Rodriguez walked into the mall Saturday morning and shot his wife, another man, then himself, police say. 
 
 The shooting left gunman Garcia-Rodriguez, 57, of Palm Bay and Leonardo Coppola, 36, of West Melbourne dead, said Cmdr. Vince Pryce of the Melbourne Police Department. 
 
 Garcia Rodriguez's wife, 33-year-old Idanerys Garcia-Rodriguez, an employee in the mall's food court, survived and remains in good condition at a local hospital, Pryce said. 
 
 Coppola, 36, of West Melbourne, owned a restaurant in the food court. He was shot as he tried to move Idanerys Garcia-Rodriguez out of harm's way, police said Sunday. 
 
 Melbourne Police Department Leonardo Coppola was shot and killed Saturday at the Melbourne Square mall. Leonardo Coppola was shot and killed Saturday at the Melbourne Square mall. (Melbourne Police Department) 
 
 As the 9:30 a.m. Saturday shooting unfolded, about 100 people who were in the mall rushed to hide or escape, Pryce said. It was unclear how many gunshots were fired. 
 
 "We were still hearing shots when the first officers arrived on scene," Pryce said. "The officers quickly assembled into active shooting teams and entered the mall." 
 
 Police made sure there was no longer a threat, then went through every store in the mall, evacuating workers and others who hid in closets for safety, Pryce said. 
 
 Jeff Gross, an employee at Rodizio Grill, a Brazilian steakhouse in the mall, was in the back preparing food when he heard the gunshots erupt. 
 
 Melbourne Police Department Jose Garcia Rodriguez Jose Garcia Rodriguez (Melbourne Police Department) 
 
 "An employee came to the back, and he said, 'Somebody has a gun in the food court,'" Gross recalls. "'We've got to get out of here.'" 
 
 They ran out of the restaurant to safety, said Gross, 22, of Melbourne. 
 
 "It was just really scary," he said. "You always have to be prepared for stuff like that. Never leave home without saying goodbye to the people you love." 
 
 Guns, pockets full of ammo 
 
 When officers found the three victims, Jose Garcia-Rodriguez "had several pockets full of ammunition," Pryce said. 
 
 Police said investigators also found three handguns at the site, along with the ammunition, thought to belong to the suspect. 
 
 "We believe this may stem from a domestic-violence incident," Pryce said about the motive for the shooting. "The survivor is the intended victim." 
 
 Florida Today reported that neighbors commented that the couple spent a lot of time together, that they held hands often, and that Garcia-Rodriguez often spoke highly of his wife. 
 
 Melbourne Mayor Kathy Meehan said police told her Coppola, a co-worker of Idanerys Garcia-Rodriguez's, was killed when he grabbed for the gun from her husband. 
 
 Police confirmed Sunday that Coppola, the operator of a food court restaurant, was attempting to move Idanerys Garcia-Rodriguez out of harm's way when he was shot. 
 
 Meehan was at a different mall for a ribbon-cutting ceremony when she found out about the shooting. 
 
 "We're still in shock," she said. "We're a small town. It's just hard to believe that it happened." 
 
 The shooting drew a massive response from law enforcement. Officials from the FBI; Florida Department of Law Enforcement; federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; West Melbourne Police Department; Palm Bay Police Department; and the mall's security staff helped clear the scene and interview witnesses. 
 
 Members of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office bomb squad also arrived at the mall and searched a vehicle belonging to one of the people shot, Pryce said. Nothing suspicious or dangerous was found in the vehicle, he said. 
 
 "These are the kinds of incidents that we plan for, we train for, but we hope we never have to deal with," Melbourne police Chief Steve Mimbs said. 
 
 'You just drop everything' 
 
 Donna Evans of Melbourne was in the food court when she heard gunfire about 20 feet to 25 feet away. 
 
 "We had just gotten our food to sit down by Starbucks and Chick-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 said. 
 
 This is not the first shooting inside the Melbourne Square mall. 
 
 Fifteen years ago, another gunman caused panic at the Melbourne Square mall when he ran through a department store with a handgun. 
 
 Kevin Thompson had been arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior and was out on bail Oct. 17, 2000, when he heard his bond was being revoked. Thompson saw a bail bondsman approaching him in the mall parking lot and got mad at his father, who told authorities where he was, police said at the time. 
 
 He chased his father through Dillard's with a handgun and led police into a standoff. He committed suicide six hours later. 
 
 The Associated Press contributed to this report. glotan@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5774 ||||| The owner of a pizzeria at a Florida mall food court died Saturday trying to save one of his employees, police said. 
 
 An angry husband armed with three handguns and his pockets filled with ammo confronted his wife at a Florida mall food court where she worked and opened fire, but the actions of Leonardo Coppola likely saved her life, according to Melbourne Police. 
 
 The 36-year-old Coppola, the owner/operator of Scotto Pizza at Melbourne Square Mall, reportedly tried to intervene when Jose Garcia-Rodriguez, 57, of Palm Bay, showed up and pointed a gun at his 33-year-old wife, Ida Garcia-Rodriguez. 
 
 "We had just gotten our food to sit down by Starbucks and Chick-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," witness Donna Evans told the Orlando Sentinel. 
 
 Jose Garcia-Rodriguez, 57, of Palm Bay, showed up at Melbourne Square Mall to confront his his 33-year-old wife, Ida Garcia-Rodriguez, police said. (Melbourne Police Department) 
 
 Police received reports of shots fired at 9:30 a.m. before the mall officially opened. About 100 people were in the mall, mostly employees readying to open businesses. Coppola was one of them when he got caught in the crossfire of domestic violence. 
 
 "We believe it stemmed from a domestic situation," Melbourne Police Commander Vince Pryce said. 
 
 The mall reopened Sunday and flower bouquets and candles were placed on the pizzeria countertop in memory of Coppola, Florida Today reported. 
 
 Law enforcement, including the FBI, respond to the scene of a shooting at the Melbourne Square Mall on Saturday. Melbourne Police confirmed that the shooting Saturday morning at the mall has left two people dead and one injured from a gunshot wound. (AP) 
 
 "He is a family man," mall employee Steve DeLuca told Florida Today. "He's been here for several years that I'm aware of and just an outgoing, nice guy." 
 
 Coppola reportedly went for the gun when he was shot and killed. 
 
 Ida Garcia-Rodriguez was wounded but is in good condition, police said. 
 
 Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a shooting at the Melbourne Square Mall on Saturday. (Malcolm Denemark/AP) 
 
 Jose Garcia-Rodriguez allegedly turned the gun on himself and died of a self-inflicted wound. The entire incident was over by the time police arrived. 
 
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– Two people are dead and one wounded after a shooting inside a mall in Melbourne, Florida, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The shooting took place about 9:30am at the food court in the Melbourne Square Mall, and police say the shooter is believed to be one of the victims. A witness tells WESH that a gunman shot two people and then killed himself. Police evacuated the mall but haven't released details yet on the victims or a motive. The survivor is in stable condition and able to talk to investigators. "We started hearing 'pop, pop,'" another witness tells MyNews13. "I figured somebody was shooting somebody. It's going on all the time now."