Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Gunman kills at least five people and wounds nine at Florida airport: Shooter in a Star Wars....
dailymail.uk ^ | January 6, 2017 | Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com and Jose Lambiet In Ft. Lauderdale For Dailymail.com and Reuters

Posted on 01/06/2017 12:30:11 PM PST by Morgana

FULL TITLE: Gunman kills at least five people and wounds nine at Florida airport: Shooter in a Star Wars shirt opened fire in Fort Lauderdale baggage claim aiming for victims' heads - and more shooters are reported

The deadly shooting at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport is not over yet.

Sources tell DailyMail.com that there is another shooter in the parking garage.

Five people were killed and another six injured when a guman opened fire in the baggage claim area of Terminal 1 around 1pm.

The gunman in that incident - who was wearing a Star Wars shirt -was taken into custody and has since been identified as 26-year-old Esteban Santiago of New Jersey. Santiago was carrying a military ID.

About 90 minutes later, chaos broke out again when more gunshots were heard. Police officers were seen rushing into the parking garage with their guns drawn while bystanders sought shelter behind vehicles.

The TSA confirmed that there was another active shooter situation and issued an order to shelter in place.

Scroll down for video

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: banglist; florida; shooting; starwars
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120 ... 141 next last
To: Daniel Ramsey

I’m thinking the same thing. Supposedly most recent address is Naples FL, so why come into Ft. Lauderdale airport from Canada?

I’m still trying to figure out if there’s more than one. Head shots yes - apparently he was quite proficient. Also heard a rumor of someone yelling I’m not Jewish. Not sure what’s what at this point.


81 posted on 01/06/2017 1:16:29 PM PST by milford421
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 76 | View Replies]

To: TalonDJ

But the real world exception here in FL is that if you are checking a weapon in for your checked baggage (weapon must be declared) on an outbound flight, or picking it up at baggage claim from an inbound flight and departing, you can transit in and out of the terminal with it, as long as it is the “two lock box.”


82 posted on 01/06/2017 1:16:49 PM PST by Strac6 ("We sleep safe in our beds only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on the enemy.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 56 | View Replies]

To: Daniel Ramsey

“why all head shots? video gamer?”

He went ‘round the bend and thought everyone was zombies?


83 posted on 01/06/2017 1:17:10 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Ride To The Sound Of The Guns)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 76 | View Replies]

To: from occupied ga

See #82, and baggage claim is not a TSA-secured area.


84 posted on 01/06/2017 1:17:58 PM PST by Strac6 ("We sleep safe in our beds only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on the enemy.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: sphinx

See #82.


85 posted on 01/06/2017 1:19:00 PM PST by Strac6 ("We sleep safe in our beds only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on the enemy.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: mark3681

You can carry up to a certain amount of ammo in checked baggage.


86 posted on 01/06/2017 1:19:56 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: Secret Agent Man

“Was it Mark Hamill?”........LOL!!


87 posted on 01/06/2017 1:21:38 PM PST by LYDIAONTARIO
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Morgana

“Is that his real name or his Sith Lord name?”

Darth Esteban


88 posted on 01/06/2017 1:21:49 PM PST by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: Tijeras_Slim

Thanks for the info. I was thinking that someone had left it for him in the restroom prior to his arrival. Seemed like a good theory.


89 posted on 01/06/2017 1:22:56 PM PST by mark3681
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 86 | View Replies]

To: SaxxonWoods

Long flight, were victims on same flight?

Was their hallucinatory fumes on the plane?

Was he planning something elsewhere but at luggage area felt like his plans were compromised?

Lastly, maybe he did have Trump derangement, but why explode in terminal.


90 posted on 01/06/2017 1:23:22 PM PST by Daniel Ramsey (MAGA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 83 | View Replies]

To: Morgana

91 posted on 01/06/2017 1:23:37 PM PST by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: mark3681
TSA

Ammunition

Ammunition is prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage.

92 posted on 01/06/2017 1:26:29 PM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #MyPresident #MAGA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: D Rider

“An airport is a classic place to not bring a gun, especially if traveling.”

I know...schools, too. And, I obey the law.

Our airport’s baggage claim area is inside just across the arrivals pickup “street” from the public parking deck. There would be absolutely no problem to cruise on in with a gun. There are many non-passenger folks standing in the baggage claims area welcoming arriving passengers. Just easy to get there without hassle. Same with the ticketing area directly upstairs.

I’ve always felt the baggage and ticketing areas were vulnerable.

Heck...bad guys could do a drive-by and shoot thru the glass...especially at ticketing.


93 posted on 01/06/2017 1:26:54 PM PST by moovova
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies]

To: BlueLancer

My late Uncle used to play guitar and sing that song! RIP Uncle Dan!


94 posted on 01/06/2017 1:28:59 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 74 | View Replies]

To: diverteach

“Was he yelling “Aloha Snackbar”? “

How do you say Allah is Greater in Spanish?


95 posted on 01/06/2017 1:29:48 PM PST by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 59 | View Replies]

To: Morgana

The TV guys shows a picture of the shooter; looked about 50, gray hair .. half bald. Then, just a little while ago, they said the guy was 26 ..?????

So, somebody has it wrong.


96 posted on 01/06/2017 1:34:53 PM PST by CyberAnt (Peace through Strength)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Morgana

How long will it be before the media calls the shooter a “WHITE Hispanic”?


97 posted on 01/06/2017 1:35:49 PM PST by Parley Baer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Morgana
FAKE NEW DETECTOR GOING OFF

Wait there are two odd parts to this story.

(1) A firearm was in checked luggage on a flight from Canada.

(2) He had available ammunition for the firearm.

If you have ever gone hunting in Canada from the USA, you know that crossing the boarder with a firearm is not a trivial exercise. Last time my uncle tried to take a handgun into Canada while driving the Al-Can highway to Alaska he had to have a handgun, placed in a sealed container that had Canadian seals affixed to it and if he had broken the seal, he would have been in really deep trouble and they checked it on his leaving Canada. As to the shotgun he took that was less difficult to cross with in a motor vehicle, but still a big deal. I have a friend who got stopped at the boarder with an air rifle in his RV and they made him turn around and check it with the local sheriff before entering Canada.

Handguns are not something that normal people regularly own in Canada. I would wager that if the firearm were in checked luggage, it would be flagged and have special handling and screening.

Normally a firearm and ammunition must be stored in separate and locked pieces of baggage. I would be surprised if TSA (or the Canadian equivalent) didn't spot ammo or the firearm on their baggage screening.

I find it hard to believe that a bag containing a firearm and ammo would have been tossed out with regular baggage at the airport terminal in Florida.

98 posted on 01/06/2017 1:37:17 PM PST by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: milford421

He started his journey in Alaska.


99 posted on 01/06/2017 1:37:48 PM PST by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 81 | View Replies]

To: Morgana

I heard the radio show interupted by this special report and the reporter was lamenting that firearms are allowed on planes in checked bags. Reporter was wrong when he stated “only in extreme situations like military can check firearms” but he was a reporter and as usual, knows nothing about rules.

YES, anyone can check a firearm. Baggage claims are NOT on the “sterile” side of the airport. Wether the gun was checked in a bag or walked in from a parking lot the result would have been the same.

Now prepare new rules banning ALL firearms from flights. travel state to state with your hunting rifles? Not any more soon.


100 posted on 01/06/2017 1:42:20 PM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120 ... 141 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson