Shooting spree at Orlando hotels ends tragically with two women dead and third critically injured

Two women are dead and a third in critical condition after a crazed Orlando gunman travelled from one hotel to another while shooting its workers, according to police.

Police in Florida say they believe it is a domestic-related issue with the gunman believed to have fatally shot himself after a short pursuit by police that ended dramatically with the suspect's car hitting a tree and catching fire.

Just before 8am the suspect allegedly walked into a Quality Suites off Inteational Drive, a major tourist hub, waving his gun according to witnesses before firing a single shot in the air and taking out his first two victims.

Using caution: Police are seen monitoring the white Camry after a deputy reported seeing its driver pull out a gun and raise it to his temple before firing multiple shots

The two clerks at that hotel, both aged 28, were hit with at least one of the victims described by Orange County Sheriff's deputies as having been behind a counter when suffering injuries to her upper body and head.

Police say only one of the two victims knew the gunman with the second sharing a child with the man, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said at a press conference.

'It does stem from a relationship that went bad,' Demings said according to FOX35. 'A child was involved, but the child has been located and is in good health.'

Both women were taken to Dr Phillips Hospital where they were pronounced dead, Local 6 reports.

None of the victims have been identified.

Traveling 2.5 miles down the road to the Westgate Resort, the suspect located his third victim, a 31-year-old housekeeper according to police who the resort's chief operating officer said was arriving to start her work day.

Motive: None of the victims or the alleged gunman have been named though police believe it stemmed from a domestic dispute

Chase: The man was spotted by police driving several miles from the second hotel where he allegedly took his third victim

That officer, Mark Waltrip, told the Orlando Sentinel the woman was shot while outside the hotel’s security gate.

He linked the housekeeper to one of the clerks killed at the Quality Suites as having been best friends.

That housekeeper was undergoing surgery at the Orlando Regional Medical Center, he said and first misreported by authorities as having succumbed to her injuries.

Police say a the shootings follow a domestic violence injunction served against the suspect on Wednesday evening over an incident that happened on September 11.

Shooting: Police say the suspect entered this Quality Suites hotel just before 8am and firing shots at his first two victims

Second trip: Minutes after the first shooting the gunman travelled to the West Gate Resort, pictured, shooting a third woman as she was beginning to start her work day

'There had been an altercation at the place of work, the hotel where she was working, where apparently he tried to run her over with a vehicle,' Demings said. 'Very likely, he could have been facing arrest soon in that case.'

Driving off in a white Camry, police say the suspect crashed into a tree after being spotted and trailed by police around 9.34am, setting it on fire with the driver still inside.

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings told FOX that the suspect 'put something to his right temple' before a deputy saw several flashes.

He said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect has been described as a black male 5'8", 160 lbs.