At least five people were killed and at least eight were injured in a shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, Jan. 6.
According to CNN, the airport was evacuated and the shooter, Esteban Santiago, 26, is now in custody.
According to NBC 6, Santiago was a passenger on a Canadian flight with a checked gun. The shooter claimed his baggage and then proceeded to a bathroom to load his gun. Then, Santiago came out and started shooting.
Santiago was on Delta flight #1088, traveling from Anchorage, Alaska to Minneapolis-St. Paul, which landed Friday morning. From there he took Delta flight #2182 to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, where the shooting took place.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport tweeted at 1:16 p.m. that “There is an ongoing incident in Terminal 2, Baggage Claim.”
There is an ongoing incident in Terminal 2, Baggage Claim. Media availability is at the staging area.
— Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) January 6, 2017
According to Broward County Sheriffs Twitter, a call was received around 12:55 p.m. about shots being fired.
Communications received a call around 12:55 p.m. about shots fired at 100 Terminal Drive at Fort Lauderdale -Hollywood Int'l Airport.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 6, 2017
A little over an hour later, Broward County Sheriff tweeted that there were unconfirmed reports of additional shots fired.
Active search: Unconfirmed reports of addt'l shots fired on airport property.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 6, 2017
There is no confirmation if there was an additional shooter at the airport.
Fort Lauderdale airport has suspended all services temporarily.
All services are temporarily suspended at #FLL. Please contact your air carrier about your flight information. https://t.co/Uwbaa6n6aB
— Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) January 6, 2017
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