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| Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: five dead and suspect in custody | |
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| Five people were killed in a shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida on Friday, the local sheriff’s department said. | |
| The Broward County sheriff’s office used Twitter to confirm the shooting and say five people were dead, eight people were injured and the lone suspect was in custody. | |
| Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary, was at the airport and tweeted what he could see. | Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary, was at the airport and tweeted what he could see. |
| “Shots have been fired,” he wrote, just before 1pm ET. “Everyone is running.” | “Shots have been fired,” he wrote, just before 1pm ET. “Everyone is running.” |
| Twenty minutes later, he added: “All seems calm now but the police aren’t letting anyone out of the airport – at least not the area where I am.” | Twenty minutes later, he added: “All seems calm now but the police aren’t letting anyone out of the airport – at least not the area where I am.” |
| The airport said an “ongoing incident” was taking place in the baggage claim area of terminal two. All flights had been temporarily suspended. | |
| Footage taken from news helicopters showed a large crowd of people standing on the airport tarmac. | Footage taken from news helicopters showed a large crowd of people standing on the airport tarmac. |
| Florida governor Rick Scott used Twitter to say he was on his way to the airport, “to be briefed by law enforcement”. | |
| President-elect Donald Trump wrote: “Monitoring the terrible situation in Florida. Just spoke to Governor Scott. Thoughts and prayers for all. Stay safe!” | |
| One tweet sent by a witness included what purported to be a picture from the scene, showing an injured man with blood on the ground and a police officer nearby. | One tweet sent by a witness included what purported to be a picture from the scene, showing an injured man with blood on the ground and a police officer nearby. |
| “Supposedly others are shot on the lower level at Delta Term 2,” the tweet said. | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is the second-largest airport in South Florida, behind Miami. |