Posted on 01/06/2017 1:29:39 PM PST by iowamark
Esteban Santiago, reportedly a U.S. citizen with military identification, is accused of being the shooter who randomly gunned down at least 13 people at a Fort Lauderdale airport baggage claim area.
MSNBC said the shooter may have retrieved a gun from his luggage after arriving on a flight and NBC News reported that the weapon may have been checked “lawfully.” The Palm Beach Post reported that the gunman may have emerged firing from a bathroom. Some reports said he traveled through Canada, but ABC News is now reporting he went from Anchorage through Minneapolis to Fort Lauderdale.
1. The Alleged Shooter Had Lived in New Jersey & Is a U.S. Citizen, News Reports Say
“Law enforcement source: #FortLauderdale shooter is 26 year old U.S. citizen, born in NJ,” reported Fox News’ Rick Leventhal on Twitter.
He had lived in Alaska and Naples, Florida, reported NBC Miami. According to the Mirror, the shooter “was apprehended by authorities when he stopped shooting to reload, witnesses said.”
He was born in March 1990.
According to NBC Washington, “Alaskan court records show an Esteban Santiago with the same date of birth was charged with two misdemeanors last year; one count was dismissed and Santiago was due back in court on the second this coming March.”
The Daily Beast reported that he “lived in Anchorage, Alaska from 2014 to 2016.”
2. The Accused Shooter Was Carrying Military Identification & Was Previously in the National Guard
According to ABC Fort Lauderdale, a U.S. senator, Bill Nelson, said “the 26-year-old was carrying a military identification.”
The National Guard confirmed he had been a member but said he was honorably discharged four months ago:
Nelson also said the accused shooter used a handgun during the mass shooting.
The shooter was not injured when taken into custody, the sheriff said in a news conference. The gunman didn’t say anything while firing, according to NBC.
NBC News reported that the shooter’s family is from Puerto Rico, and he served in National Guard and signed up in August 2016. “He signed up on that just a few months ago…He was not on any active duty,” NBC News reported.
3. The Shooter Randomly Targeted People Waiting For Their Luggage
News reports said that the multiple people – as many as 13 – were shot and killed by the active shooter in the baggage claim area.
One eyewitness told NBC Miami that he was standing in baggage claim when the active shooter walked in and started randomly shooting people, including several people in the head. He said that people were left bloodied and that people fell on each side of him.
That witness’ wife held a scarf to a person’s wound to try to save their life, an NBC Miami reporter said.
KVIA-TV reported that the shooting occurred inside Terminal 2, which hosts Delta Air Lines and Air Canada.
“People started kind of screaming and trying to get out of any door they could or hide under the chairs,” a witness, Mark Lea, told MSNBC. “He just kind of continued coming in, just randomly shooting at people, no rhyme or reason to it.”
Lea told the network that the shooter used a handgun with three magazines of ammunition and “went up and down the carousels of the baggage claim, shooting through luggage to get at people that were hiding.”
The gunman then tossed down the gun and “lay spread-eagle on the ground,” reported MSNBC.
4. The Suspect May Have Arrived on a Flight & Checked His Gun Into His Luggage
The suspect, identified as Santiago, was reported to be in custody. The shooting unfolded about 12:55 p.m. Eastern Standard time in Florida.
“It was a harrowing, frightening scene,” said an NBC News reporter, “as the shooter was shooting up the baggage claim area.”
MSNBC is reporting the shooter allegedly came from a flight in Canada, checked his gun in his luggage and then got it out in baggage claim. NBC News also reported that the gunman may have gotten his gun through in baggage, not on his person.
A Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy took the shooter into custody, the sheriff said at the news conference. NBC reported that the accused shooter may have shot fellow passengers, as they were the grouping of people from the suspect’s plane.
5. Despite Fears, There Was No Second Active Shooter
News reports said that the TSA was reporting there might be a second active shooter at the airport around 3 p.m. EST. People were reportedly running through the airport, but details were very unclear.
There were reports that there might be more than one active shooter as people at the airport were told – again – to take shelter as authorities searched for a second possible shooter. NBC Miami said some people had fainted as people ran for safety and were evacuated. There was a massive law enforcement response as authorities – from the ATF to the FBI and local police – hunted for a possible second shooter. However, it now appears there was not a second shooter, and by 3:30 p.m. EST, the mayor was back to saying there might only be a lone gunman.
By later in the afternoon, the sheriff confirmed there was believed to be no other shooter.
It was not yet clear what the motive was for the mass shooting or whether it was the result of a domestic motive or a foreign one.
Great image CH!I miss the Rush threads. I’m too busy at work. Mark was great this week,awesome today!
Per FNC’s Kelly File: FBI presser soon...
Thanks mezilla!
I’ll check it but can’t stand meghannnnn. Also I can’t wait for Tucker to take her place he’s doing a great job!
You’re welcome! Rep Peter King on now....
No mention of Minneapolis. Did he overnight? How long was he there? Where did he stay? Who did he see? Who did he talk to? Where did he go?
What is with all the Canada speculation?
News I am seeing says he flew from Anchorage to Minneapolis then to Florida.
Is there confusion from law enforcement on this?
Demonize and emphasize appearance issues to create cockroaches. Later we can justify killing them.
Thank you. It’s a good day in America!
Air Canada was an erroneous early report. He flew Delta from Anchorage to Minneapolis, then traveled to Fort Lauderdale. Per info just on FNC, perp traveled with just the gun case. No other luggage?? And victims were elderly.
Good question!
Minneapolis area is another location with substantial Muslim population. Hopefully, the feds will find a reason to investigate his activities during the layover.
Meanwhile, tonight the FBI spokesman reported that a few short months ago the perp walked into Anchorage FBI office acting oddly, apparently hearing voices about ISIS. FBI turns perp over to "local authorities" who got him to a "medical facility." Sounds like a medical clearance for psych evaluation. Following this, the FBI spokesman said the FBI "closed the book" on the incident.
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I was in the car driving most of the day, and listening to Hannity’s false narrative about a gun in checked baggage.
He knows better than the garbage he was spewing. You can carry an unloaded and properly locked gun in checked baggage, but no cartridges are permitted.
Air Canada said nobody had checked a gun on any of their flights. Where did Hannity get the nonsense about him being on Air Canada?
Hannity appears to be a pre-programmed dis-informer.
I think this is all about stripping people of guns completely when they travel, and the clown is in on it.
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>> “Nut job or Jihadi?” <<
Both.
He was on psychotropic drugs, and had been studying at a mosque in Alaska.
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The guy was never on any flight.
He had traveled on the highways from Alaska.
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>> Yeah, and the retarded MSM will now say “see, he was in the military! They need mental help due to war”. blah blah blah” <<
That is exactly the BS Hannity was spewing all day.
The jerk has no time or operations in the military, and had a General discharge after just a short time.
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>> “BANG! goes the narrative . . . “ <<
That won’t stop Hannity; he’s on it like its the word of God.
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Yeah, I posted that photo in #131, along with photos of a couple of ISIS animals making the sign with their right hands while holding up severed heads with their left hands. The mods deleted the post sometime later.
#131 was in response to Thibodeaux's #118, showing John the Baptist pointing his finger upward. I felt further evidence of the reality of the salute needed to be presented. Juxtaposing Zero was just for fun.
Anyway, it's obvious from the looks on the faces of Obama's onlookers that a point was successfully communicated.
“Air Canada said it has no record of any passenger with the name of suspect nor of any checked guns on any of its flights to the city.”
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/5-dead-in-florida-airport-shooting-u-s-vet-arrested-1.3230496
If he says he’s a Muslim, then he’s a Muslim. He’s a terrorist any way you slice it. Now we know he’s a jihadi terrorist.
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