At least 5 People Injured In Shooting At Ft. Lauderdale Airport
Update 2:41: Reports of another incident occurring. People seen running through airport
UPDATE: 2:12: Gunman in custody and at least five people have been killed per police reports and 8 injured.
Update 1:54 p.m. : All services have been suspended at the airport.
UPDATE: At least 3 people are confirmed dead. Passengers reported on social media were forced to re-board airplanes for safety.
At least 5 people were shot and one dead after a shooting occurred at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer tweeted that shots were fired and everyone was running.
I’m at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 6, 2017
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Per Fleischer’s Twitter account, police informed him that there were 5 people shot and one shooter. Fleischer also said that they are not letting anyone out of the airport at this time. There have been some unconfirmed reports that 9 people were shot but law enforcement on the scene has yet to give an official count of what has happened.
However, it seems by Fleischer’s tweets that the law enforcement officials seem to have taken the shooter into custody.
According to the Airport’s official Twitter account, the incident took place in Terminal 2
There is an ongoing incident in Terminal 2, Baggage Claim. Media availability is at the staging area.
— Ft. Laude-Hlwd Int’l (@FLLFlyer) January 6, 2017
This story is developing please check back for updates.
