UPDATE: Santiago ‘honorably discharged’ from Military

by The Right Scoop

This is breaking right now:

CNN is reporting that the shooter is in custody and that 9 people were injured in the shooting.

Fox News is reporting that the shooting took place in Baggage Claim.

Here’s a live stream:

I’ll update with more as this develops…

MORE:

UPDATE: Witness on Fox News says that shots are now being fired in the garage.

UPDATE: Shooter’s name is being reported by the Daily Beast as Esteban Santiago:

Esteban Santiago has been identified as the gunman who opened fire at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to Senator Bill Nelson of Florida. Nelson told MSNBC that Santiago had a military ID and handgun with him when he shot up the baggage claim, killing several people and wounding more.

UPDATE: Eyewitness says shooter didn’t just sit down and wait to be arrested, as Bill Nelson suggested. Said cops were yelling at him to sit down and he finally did:

 
UPDATE: It’s being reported by the TSA that there is another active shooter. The tweet was 18 mins ago, so I think this is the one the eyewitness suggested was shooting in the garage:

 
UPDATE: Shep smith reports that the Sheriff is saying there is not an active shooter now. So some contradictory reporting happening now…

 
UPDATE: Here’s video of a balding man being taken away in handcuffs at the airport:

 
UPDATE: 5 dead, 13 injured:

 
UPDATE: Here’s more on Esteban Santiago from the Daily Beast:

Santiago lived in Anchorage, Alaska from 2014 to 2016. Alaska court records show a criminal record there for minor traffic infractions including operating a vehicle without insurance and a broken taillight. Records also show his his landlord evicted him for non-payment of rent in February 2015.

In January 2016, Santiago was charged with two misdemeanor crimes: one count of fourth-degree assault and another for damage of property over $50. The details of the case are not yet known. Calls to Santiago’s attorney have not yet been returned.

The case was resolved in March when Santiago entered into a deferred prosecution agreement, an alternative to adjudication where to state prosecutor dismissed the charges in exchange for Esteban’s completion of requirements that are unknown.

And more:

Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca wrote on Facebook that Santiago landed at the airport aboard a flight from Canada. Santiago checked a handgun in his luggage and retrieved it at the Terminal 2 baggage claim, LaMaca wrote, adding that he loaded the gun in a bathroom then came out and opened fire.

Santiago was taken alive into custody. Five people were killed and eight people were wounded by Santiago, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Department.

 
UPDATE: Here’s the shooter’s full name:

Chip LaMarca, a Broward County commissioner, was briefed on the airport shooting by Broward Sheriff’s office. He told The Associated Press by phone that the shooter was a passenger on a Canadian flight and had checked a gun.

The suspected gunman in a shooting at a Florida airport that left five people dead and eight others injured was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, law enforcement sources told CBS News.

The suspect, who was identified as 26-year-old Esteban Santiago-Ruiz, was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, law enforcement sources told CBS News.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said the suspect was carrying a military ID.

“We don’t know if that’s active, if that’s another family member’s ID. We’ll have to determine that,” Nelson said.

The suspect was unharmed and law enforcement did not fire any shots, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. He is in custody being questioned by the FBI and homicide detectives.

The shooting was reported just before 1 p.m. Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in the baggage claim area of Terminal 2, which is used by Delta Airlines and Air Canada.

 
UPDATE: Here’s an image for handgun Santiago used:

 
UPDATE: Fox News confirms Santiago served in the military and had an overseas deployment:

Also he was National Guard in Alaska:

And he was honorably discharged from military:

And he lives in Lake Mary:


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