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Gunman opens fire at Fort Lauderdale airport, five people dead

January 06, 2017 at 1:46 PM

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UPDATED: Broward County officials say that a gunman opened fire this afternoon at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing at least five and injuring eight others.

According to CNBC, the incident happened near the Terminal 2 baggage claim area, and a gunman has been taken into custody.

No names have been released.

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer happened to be in the airport during the shooting.

I'm at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 6, 2017

All seems calm now but the police aren't letting anyone out of the airport - at least not the area where I am.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 6, 2017

As of now all flights have been suspended.

All services are temporarily suspended at #FLL. Please contact your air carrier about your flight information. https://t.co/Uwbaa6n6aB
— Ft. Laude-Hlwd Int'l (@FLLFlyer) January 6, 2017

UPDATE:
The Broward County Sheriffs Office is now confirming that "multiple people" were killed.

Confirmed: Shooting at Fort Lauderdale -Hollywood International Airport with multiple people dead. One subject in custody.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 6, 2017

UPDATE:
The Broward Sheriffs Office has now confirmed that five people are dead and eight were injured.

Update: 5 ppl dead; 8 injured were taken to an area hospital.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 6, 2017

This is a breaking story. We will update this post when more info comes in.

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