Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Multiple people killed, suspect in custody

[niyad]

Source: cnn

CNN)Gunshots erupted at the Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday, leaving multiple people dead.
Authorities say the gunman, who appeared to be acting alone, is in custody.
Here's the latest on what we know:

Five people are dead, a law enforcement official told CNN.
Eight people were transported to a hospital, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter.
Multiple reports on social media -- including tweets from former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, described the shooting.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/06/us/fort-lauderdale-airport-incident/

[Mika]

1. Still an active scene. Possible 2nd shooter surrounded by police in parking garage.

Live local news ...


http://www.local10.com/news/shots-fired-at-fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport

[haele]

9. My mantra in such situations is always "No Martyrs!"

Better to let the fools and cowards be exposed as fools and cowards to the public, than to let their fellow fools and cowards feast on the fame of an action where there is no long, drawn out picking apart of a pathetic personality and investigation of the weak motivation that attracted some disaffected idiot to go on a rampage to benefit a group of useless wealthy punks who just want to stir shit up.

Haele

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Just please don't kill the killer(s)...

sock them away somewhere safe and find out what makes them tick.

[Grey Lemercier]

3. why do these threads keep getting locked? they are the epitome of LBN

[dgibby]

5. Good question.

That was my thread that was locked. I have no idea what was wrong with it. I checked the rules before I posted, but this is why I hate posting in LBN. Never again.

[wordpix]

7. I was thinking same thing exactly---why locked? Mods?

[Rhiannon12866]

10. I'm guessing it was because the original OP still needed a link?

[Decoy of Fenris]

11. No link to the news story in the old thread. No link tends to result in a lock. n/t

[Mika]

14. I posted with a link, with the 5 dead update, and a link to local news. LOCKED.

Admin referred me to a thread link that was 404. lol

DU LBN.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. Nevertheless, this is the first LBN thread with a link in the OP

so it looks like LBN is working as designed. This was the thread that let people read the news.

[MicaelS]

45. Probably because of duplication.

Too many people too quick to post, instead of checking thoroughly to see if the subject already has a thread.

[B2G]

47. Well don't lock the threads

That are referenced as dupes then.

Pro tip.

[B2G]

46. Locked threads directed to locked threads

What's up there Don Veigo?

LMAO.

[Coventina]

4. Since the other thread was locked: Miami Herald reporting that local law enforcement has requested

FBI anti-terrorism task force, which is currently en route to FL.

[Grey Lemercier]

6. Esteban Santiago IDd as Airport Gunman, 26 years old

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/06/sen-bill-nelson-identifies-fort-lauderdale-airport-shooter-esteban-santiago.html?via=desktop&source=copyurl

[brooklynite]

8. Ch 10 news now reporting 5 dead

[wordpix]

12. one issue---repealing ACA will prevent million$ from getting mental health care

which is now covered by ACA

I cannot tell you how disgusted I am with every single repuke who wants to repeal the ACA. It saved my life. Deplorable is too nice a word for these NRA-bought/repeal ACA congressional and state government whores. (I'm including the latter b/c some states refused extended Medicaid and ACA coverage).

[HoneyBadger]

29. Shooter was supposedly US military

If so, he had access to better healthcare than ACA

[brooklynite]

13. Passengers now evacuating tarmac area; exiting airport and crossing adjacent RR tracks

[msongs]

16. the gun owners will get a buzz about the kind of guns, effectiveness, reloading times etc nt

[Initech]

23. The sad thing is this is now an every day occurrence in America.

Fuck guns, fuck gun nuts and fuck the NRA. Their policies created this mess and now we live in a world where we have to be fearful of active shooters in every day situations. When does the line blur from "active shooters" to full blown terrorism?

[okwmember]

17. Just spoke with my father

who is monitoring BSO, they have ordered 2 units to remain in each district and all others to the airport.


Update: Good news County Mayor saying on MSNBC that garage was evacuated because someone reported hearing shots, but no confirmation that any shots actually fired.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. Always valuable to post this during breaking news events.

[sarisataka]

21. That is excellent

[brooklynite]

18. CBS Miami reporting passengers in another terminal heard gunshots as well...

Original shooting in Terminal 2 (Delta); new reports from Terminal 1 (United).

[Rhiannon12866]

19. 5 dead, 13 injured on the way to area hospitals, one gunman in custody per MSNBC. n/t

[Coventina]

22. Miami Herald now saying there is a second shooter at large:

Two separate shootings about an hour apart, including one that killed five people, forced the closure of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday.

The first shooting involved a gunman who opened fire inside a baggage claim area, killing five people and injuring eight more before police arrested him, the Broward Sheriff’s Office reported.

About an hour after that shooting, a second gunman was reported at a different terminal of the airport, causing panic and sending dozens of passengers fleeing across the tarmac as police in armored gear responded with drawn weapons. Police and passengers at the terminal took cover behind parked cars.

BSO and the Transportation Safety Administration the second shooter was at large and urged passengers to shelter in place as a stream of people rushed out of the Arribas area of Terminal 1, some with their hands up.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article124963889.html#storylink=cpy

[Grey Lemercier]

25. the local ABC reporter was right near when more shots broke out on live TV

I heard them (gunshots) in the background, I saw dozens of coppers running into the car park. This was like at least 45 minutes to an hour after Santiago was taken into custody.

They also had multiple people on the scene say there was an active second shooter, a lot of witnesses.

Now, just like almost time in these situations, the 2nd shooter is now denied and the whole thing poofs. It is just so strange. maybe they were not gunshots, I have no clue, but all involved with the local ABC reporting seemed utterly convinced it was still active and there was a second gunman. Now they are acquiescing to what the FBI is saying. They are trying to walk it all back.

[sarisataka]

26. Ironically

they may have been watching coverage on TV and that is where they heard gunshot. That happened at a mall last year, people paniced when there never was a shooter.

[Grey Lemercier]

27. they have (right now live) an airline pilot saying there was 2nd shooter, he just said

that he saw it, heard shots, had the guy literally run right past him with a gun,cops chasing him, he smelled gunsmoke, etc. He says he doesn't believe the sheriff.

[Grey Lemercier]

28. now they have more people saying there was a second shooter, describing it in detail

http://www.local10.com/news/shots-fired-at-fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport

[haele]

33. Good guy with a gun in the wrong place situation?

Someone who hadn't been aware the gunman was taken and was going around thinking he was going to be a hero and take down the bad guy - inadvertently attracted the attention of the police because he had a weapon on him in a tense situation?

Unless the guy who checked his loaded gun in either Anchorage or Minneapolis had an accomplice, that's the only scenario that I can think of that would fit. Too soon for a copycat.

Haele

[Grey Lemercier]

36. I doubt we ever will know

I will chalk it up to fog of war

[Eugene]

24. Authorities now saying there was no 2nd shooting.

Some people are still sheltering in place.

[ck4829]

30. I guess people are pretty sure he's not a Muslim. Just another "mental health issues" (tm) case

Nothing to see here.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/esteban-santiago-identified-gunman-fort-lauderdale-shooting-article-1.2937904

[Grey Lemercier]

32. another pic

[Rustyeye77]

37. You can buy the same scarf from Free Soldier

http://www.dhgate.com/product/free-soldier-arab-scarf-100-cotton-amry-tactical/178917994.html

[haele]

39. Vets coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan used those scarfs for sandstorms.

Very handy, and allows the soldier to look more like local police/military than standing out in the crowd.

Haele

[Rustyeye77]

41. I agree.

nt

[catsudon]

43. according to

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/01/06/sen-bill-nelson-identifies-suspected-fll-gunman/
Official: Suspected Gunman Told FBI He Was Being Forced To Fight For ISIS

[MosheFeingold]

48. The picture on the left

In the keffiyeh-looking scarf (coupled with the "#1 symbol" -- for 1 G-d) is causing much rampant twitter speculation he is a Muslim.

To me, it looks like he shops at Banana Republic/got bad advice from GQ on fashion and is making a stupid hand signal.

[Rustyeye77]

52. Well, I like the look.

Very contemporary.

[Grey Lemercier]

34. thats not him

thats the wrong person

[LittleBlue]

35. Israel: attacker sympathizer to terror groups

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the gunman, identified as Esteban Santiago, was possibly a "homegrown violent extremist" who followed terror groups on social media.

Israel said there was no evidence Santiago, 26, was a member of any terror group but detectives and federal authorities are continuing to investigate whether he had any ties.

Israel said the gunman might be a "sympathizer" to terror groups, attempting to "bring attention" to their efforts.

He told ABC News the FBI would be taking over the investiga

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-fort-lauderdale-airport-shooter-esteban-santiago-20170106-story.html

It's time to hunt the people who put this shit online. No more sympathy for religious extremists.

[Behind the Aegis]

38. That's interesting.

While I was at the doctor's office, they had the TV on ABC (not FOX, I was surprised and happy), and I was being checked in and almost broke my neck when I heard the word "Jew". I watched the broadcast and it was a someone interviewing an "eyewitness" who said after shooting, the gunman ran away shouting, "I am not a Jew! I am not a Jew!"



I don't know if the eyewitness heard wrong or what, but it sure as hell got my attention.

[MosheFeingold]

49. Well, we can eliminate Juan Epstein as a suspect

(For those of you old enough to remember "Welcome Back Kotter&quot .

[Rustyeye77]

51. And we can eliminate Jose Padillo...hes in Supermax

keffiyeh
ISIS one finger salute
"Forced to fight for ISIS"






(PS .....curious , isn't it?)

[Eugene]

40. CBS is saying that the shooter contacted the FBI

saying the ISIS was forcing him to fight for them.
They put him in a mental hospital for observation.
He was eventually released and apparently
never lost his gun rights.

[melman]

44. Look at this

[img][/img]

That's the ISIS finger salute.

[uppityperson]

54. It's also the Jesus, One Way finger thingie. And others

And

[melman]

55. Sure it is

lolol

[Rustyeye77]

56. I buy that.

nt

[MosheFeingold]

50. Well, shit

I was hoping he was just crazy.

[christx30]

42. Redditor at airport during the shooting:

[–]TheCuriousTickler 4862 points 4 hours ago*
There now. Had just walked down the stairs to the baggage claim when pop pop pop went off 50 feet from. Everyone either froze or dropped to the ground. Then mulitple more shots. Everyone just started running. Sounded like one gunman. Didnt get a good view just saw people dropping to the floor.
Edit: 9 wounded 1 dead 1 in custody https://www.google.com/amp/nbc4i.com/2017/01/06/report-of-shots-fired-at-fort-lauderdale-airport/amp/
Edit: food and water being given out by the airport employees
EDIT 2:29pm Shots? On the tarmac. We all started running. Not sure. Still on tarmac.
TSA seems calm now. No idea
Edit. We saw people running from the garage few minutes prior. Cops around them seemed calm so we thought they were just moving people. Heard pop pop pop close to us. Ran.

[moondust]

53. Wayne? Wayne?

Time to wash up.