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| Fort Lauderdale shooting: five dead and suspect in custody at Florida airport | |
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| Five people were killed in a shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida on Friday, the local sheriff’s office said. | |
| The Broward County sheriff’s office used Twitter to confirm the shooting and say five people were dead, eight injured people had been sent to local hospitals and a suspect was in custody. | |
| The shooting took place around 1pm ET. At 2.50pm, the sheriff’s office said there was an active search for another gunman, after unconfirmed reports of possible additional shots on airport property. | |
| Barbara Sharief, mayor of Broward County, told CNN that police had received reports of possible shots heard in a nearby airport parking garage. Sharief also said 13 people had been sent to hospital. | |
| As police swept the parking garage, people were seen scattering and running along a runway, carrying baggage. | |
| Florida senator Bill Nelson named the suspect in an interview with CNN. Law enforcement however did not immediately confirm the name. | |
| “He had a military ID,” said Nelson. “We don’t know if that is an accurate ID or a current ID.” | |
| Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary, was at the airport when the shooting occurred 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. | 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. |
| President-elect Donald Trump used Twitter to say: “Monitoring the terrible situation in Florida. Just spoke to Governor Scott. Thoughts and prayers for all. Stay safe!” | |
| Governor Rick Scott wrote that he was in Fort Lauderdale and “monitoring the shooting with law enforcement”. | |
| “Spoke to [Donald Trump], [Florida] airports about security and safety,” he wrote. | |
| 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. | “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. | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is the second-largest airport in South Florida, behind Miami. |