Posted on 01/07/2017 2:35:03 PM PST by Lera
Florida shooter turns out to be father who was admitted to psychiatric hospital, had many encounters with US authorities.
Esteban Santiago-Ruiz, 26, who killed 5 and wounded 8 in a shooting attack at Fort Lauderdale's airport on Friday walked into an FBI office in Alaska two months ago claiming the US government had "forced him to watch ISIS videos" and to fight for ISIS.
After an investigation, Santiago-Ruiz was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, and stayed there a short time before being released. His brother said Santiago-Ruiz's girlfriend had called the family in recent months to report the deterioration in his mental stability.
Santiago-Ruiz is the father of a three-month-old, and at the time of the attack, worked as a security guard.
Santiago-Ruiz grew up in Puerto Rico and served with the island's National Guard. In 2010, he was deployed to Iraq and served for a year as a combat engineer. He then returned home and continued his military service in Alaska.
Though he was discharged in August for unsatisfactory performance, he still holds an active US military ID.
In addition, Santiago-Ruiz has a concealed-carry permit.
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Ah. In NPR audience.
Why didn’t the voices tell him to get a job or shoot himself FIRST? I’m sick of this crap!
Why didn’t the voices tell him to get a job or shoot himself FIRST? I’m sick of this crap!
Why don’t these nutcases ever hear voices that tell them to go help the poor?
“Florida shooter ‘heard voices telling him to join ISIS”
Sounds like spirit possession.
Was one of those voices Obama’s?
has Fort Lauderdale been eliminated as this year’s spring break spot?
Perhaps we should go to the Gulf Coast, some place like Clearwater.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAO0mMaWgfA
OF course he did, he was watching ISIS videos.
Muslim practice of lying.
Some do but then they’re called saints. ;o)
Isn’t mental illness just a normal consequence of Islam?
Though he was discharged in August for unsatisfactory performance, he still holds an active US military ID.
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Admittedly, I have no knowledge of how such things work, but that just does not seem to make sense.
Yes, if they dig hard enough this must be a new tactic, start feigning mental illness then they can’t convict you when you go all jihadi at an airport.
And have some military service as a cover.
No matter how you slice it, it’s demons at work.
Some do but then they’re called saints. ;o)
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Ha! True that.
He has been jihadi since at least 2007. It’s been proven even though the mom won’t say it. He had another name, etc. whether he was mentally ill or not, he committed jihad for his allah.
From the beginning I read he was born in New Jersey but lived in Puerto Rico and last year got a general discharge.
Yet in 2007 he had a muslim My Space. Someone is playing us.
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