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Fort Lauderdale shooting suspect to make first court appearance on federal charges
Source: Washington Post
Fort Lauderdale shooting suspect to make first court appearance on federal charges
By Mark Berman January 9 at 9:58 AM
While investigators explore the background of Esteban Santiago, the man accused of killing five people last week in a shooting rampage at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., international airport, he will head to court Monday to make his first appearance on federal charges.
The FBI says that Santiago, a 26-year-old Iraq War veteran who had previously said he thought the government was trying to control his mind, flew from Alaska to Florida specifically to carry out the shooting. According to the FBI, Santiago’s only checked baggage for the flight was a box with three items: a Walther 9mm semi-automatic handgun and two magazines.
After a stop in Minneapolis, Santiagio flew to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a bustling, palm-tree-lined hub just minutes from the beach. Santiago then claimed his luggage, took it into a bathroom and loaded the gun before he emerged “and shot the first people he encountered,” according to an FBI affidavit filed with the criminal complaint.
Santiago told investigators that he emptied both magazines, firing about 15 rounds, wounding six people in addition to the five who were slain around the baggage claim area in the airport’s Terminal 2, authorities said. Police said that dozens of people were also hurt in the chaos that followed at the airport, which was shut down amid a sprawling law enforcement response to reports of a potential second shooter in another terminal. (Authorities ultimately said there was no other shooter.)
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By Mark Berman January 9 at 9:58 AM
While investigators explore the background of Esteban Santiago, the man accused of killing five people last week in a shooting rampage at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., international airport, he will head to court Monday to make his first appearance on federal charges.
The FBI says that Santiago, a 26-year-old Iraq War veteran who had previously said he thought the government was trying to control his mind, flew from Alaska to Florida specifically to carry out the shooting. According to the FBI, Santiago’s only checked baggage for the flight was a box with three items: a Walther 9mm semi-automatic handgun and two magazines.
After a stop in Minneapolis, Santiagio flew to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a bustling, palm-tree-lined hub just minutes from the beach. Santiago then claimed his luggage, took it into a bathroom and loaded the gun before he emerged “and shot the first people he encountered,” according to an FBI affidavit filed with the criminal complaint.
Santiago told investigators that he emptied both magazines, firing about 15 rounds, wounding six people in addition to the five who were slain around the baggage claim area in the airport’s Terminal 2, authorities said. Police said that dozens of people were also hurt in the chaos that followed at the airport, which was shut down amid a sprawling law enforcement response to reports of a potential second shooter in another terminal. (Authorities ultimately said there was no other shooter.)
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/01/09/fort-lauderdale-shooting-suspect-to-make-first-court-appearance-on-federal-charges/?utm_term=.d4af1993fa64
