No less than five individuals are dead and six others injured following a 26-year-old man outfitted with a handgun opened shoot at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, authorities said.
The suspect — a 26-year-old previous National Guard combat engineer Esteban Santiago — was captured not long after the shooting finished. Broward County sheriff's authorities said they got the underlying call at 12:55 p.m.
"Air terminal operations were totally ended as agents and officers from nearby, state, and government offices fanned crosswise over air terminal property to guarantee there were no extra dangers show," sheriff authorities said.
The five victims have been identified, authorities said, however their names were being withheld pending the notice of closest relative.
On Saturday, the individuals being treated in medical clinics was changed down to six from eight. Three of the victims were said to be in well condition, Sheriff Scott Israel said, while three others stayed ICU.
“In addition to those killed and wounded, about three dozen others were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries such as chest pain, anxiety, fall injuries, etc" the sheriff's office said.
There was no reasonable motive with respect to why Santiago purportedly started shooting in the baggage carousel region of the air terminal, however authorities said Saturday that they trusted he went to the air terminal explicitly to do the assault.
"Signs are that he came here to do this horrendous assault. We have not distinguished any triggers that would have brought about this assault," FBI Special Agent in Charge George Piro told columnists Saturday, however included the "early sign is that there was no particular reason" concerning why he picked Fort Lauderdale air terminal.
Piro said powers have found no evidence of any squabble on a flight or in the terminal that may have incited Santiago to start shooting, however he forewarned that the examination was still in its initial stages.
Authorities said Santiago had gotten a psychological health assessment in November in the wake of reaching FBI specialists in Anchorage.
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