Authorities in Florida say that a lone gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, killing multiple people before being taken into custody Friday afternoon.
What we know...
* Five people are dead and at least 8 others were injured and transported to a nearby hospital, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
* The shooting suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Esteban Santiago who was reportedly wearing a Star Wars T-shirt and carrying a military ID. He was publicly identified by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida.
* Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca said the shooter was a passenger on a Canadian flight and had checked the gun in his luggage. The gunman loaded the firearm in a bathroom after retrieving it at baggage claim, LaMarca said.
* The shooter lay on the floor “spread-eagle” and waited for police to apprehend him after running out of ammunition, witnesses said.
* The suspect was taken into custody without incident and is being interrogated by FBI agents and sheriff’s deputies, said Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.
* Esteban Santiago was reportedly born in New Jersey in 1990 and had been living in Alaska, according to public documents.
* Authorities say officers are conducting an active search of the airport after receiving unconfirmed reports of additional gunfire.
* The Broward Sheriff's Office requests that anyone with questions or concerns call 954-831-4000 or 311 instead of 911.
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* George Piro, the special agent in charge at the FBI's Miami Field Office, said his agency is working closely with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and supporting their ongoing efforts, which includes interviews with the suspect and witnesses. “The investigation is very early,” he said at a press conference Friday afternoon. “We have a lot of preliminary information that we are going through, but at this point our goal is to actively support Broward sheriff’s office until we make a determination on the nature and motive of this [shooting.]”
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