Posted on 01/06/2017 10:22:18 AM PST by Cementjungle
Police have responded to a shooting inside Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport Friday afternoon.
Details have not been confirmed by police, but early reports indicate as many as seven people were shot. Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, who was traveling from the airport, tweeted out following the incident:
If I wish to watch FOX I will.
If you don't....your choice.
A lone gunman killed five people and injured eight Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which was forced to shut down and thrust into chaos as a false report of a second shooter sent passengers scrambling about an hour after the first shooting.
The suspected gunman was identified as Esteban Santiago, law enforcement officials told the Miami Herald. He is thought to have been a passenger on a flight from Canada that landed at FLL at around noon with a checked gun in his baggage.
After retrieving his bag, Santiago is believed to have gone into the bathroom and loaded the weapon. Then he stepped into the Terminal 2 baggage-claim area and began shooting.
Santiago was carrying some form of military ID. He is suspected of being a former U.S. Army soldier from the New York area.
After the initial shooting, which took place just before 1 p.m., the Broward Sheriff’s Office reported it had arrested a man suspected of opening fire inside a baggage claim area. He was thought to be a lone shooter.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article124963889.html#storylink=cpy
Trying to solve a situation here and Shep takes some way off the trail.... :) FR
Air Canada just posted on Twitter that they had no record of a passenger by that name, nor were there any instances of checked guns on the flight.
Per FNC, perp an honorably discharged combat engineer with National Guard (state not specified).
“You can see it as he is being dragged off by the police.”
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How is that a Star Wars T-shirt? Looks pretty much solid blue. Maybe somebody thought it looked like a Star Trek uniform-shirt?
Enjoy the rest of your day - I have laundry to do.
FRegards :)
[Maybe somebody thought it looked like a Star Trek uniform-shirt?]
Could be.
“Why did the perp come to FL to kill people?”
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Beats me. It’s all pretty crazy. Maybe that’s what it is - a crazy person.
It happened.
“This guy really gets to you, doesn’t he.”
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Yup. Can’t even stand his voice. I never watch Fox when he’s on. Good thing there are other news networks.
Y’all have a grand day, too. I did my wash Tuesday, so I’m good.
Oh
I was hoping for a big picture of jar jar
Per FNC via FL paper: perp stopped firing because perp Ean out of ammo.
Q: Do airlines limit amount of ammo passengers can check?
ran out of ammo...
Twitter:
“We confirm we have no record of a passenger by the name Esteban Santiago, or checked guns, on any of our flights to Fort Lauderdale” -AirCanada
Obama isn't. We still got it...
Welp, so much for being able to fly with a checked gun.
Even better!
He flew out of Anchorage, through Minneapolis.
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