Posted on 01/06/2017 2:36:18 PM PST by M. Thatcher
Five people are dead and at least eight people injured after a shooting at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport.
The incident happened around 1pm at the lower level baggage claim area of Terminal 2.
The gunman - wearing a Star Wars T-shirt - was taken into custody and has since been identified as 26-year-old Esteban Santiago.
Santiago flew into the airport from Anchorage, Alaska (with a layover in Minneapolis, St. Paul), and checked a gun for the flight.
After claiming his bag, he loaded it in a bathroom and then opened fire on the baggage claim area, Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca said.
NBC News reports that Santiago had a history of mental problems, but had reportedly been getting treatment.
His most recent address was in Naples, but he lived in Anchorage from 2014 to 2016, where his girlfriend and child continue to live. He is also from New Jersey.
Santiago was a combat engineer in the Army National Guard, and served one year in Iraq before being honorably discharged last year, the Army Criminal Investigation Division confirmed.
The motive for the shooting is still not known, but Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told CNN that Santiago may have gotten into an altercation on his flight earlier that morning.
'I know that was mentioned as a potential cause and they wanted to kind of look into that a little further and get to that point,' Rubio said.
Sources also told ABC News that Santiago was contacted by the FBI after an employer back in Alaska raised concerns about certain things he had said. After that meeting, Santiago started getting treatment for his mental health issues.
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What does that rant have to do with this story?
I saw it on FR. It was a couple of years ago.
Definitely. This is saying “I am one of you.”
Obama probably has no actual religion but himself, but he ALWAYS feels affinity to Islam and he has demonstrated it with his body many times. He is showing them he is one.
ABC is showing that pic.
Governor of Florida said those responsible will be arrested. Can the governor arrest the president?
His name may be Hispanic, but he looks more Arab to me.
Yes. Usually they come in red and white, but this one is camouflage color.
http://www.allenbwest.com/matt-palumbo/whoa-anyone-else-notice-cnn-ft-lauderdale-shooters-photo
They are pulling the same crap again.
That was debunked and the threads pulled.
His mental problem appears to be Islam.
If that pic is accurate, then this mystery is solved. It’s jihadi terrorism yet again.
No its a shamaugh. The IDF wears them in a different pattern. Mr. GG2 wears an IDF shamaugh.
TELL US ABOUT THE ARGUMENT, YOU STUPID MEDIA!!!!!! the argument is important!!!!
Another story said he was given a General Discharge.
Obama does the raised index finger all the time, when he isn’t giving the American people the finger.
So the ft hood scumbag is still alive and now this scumbag will be kept alive but we just couldn’t wait to fast track the execution of the white boy in the Oklahoma bombing.
Agree, it's good to be careful.
What was debunked?
Now that is interesting. Thank you for the info.
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