Five shot dead and nine wounded at Fort Lauderdale airport
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —
Travelers passing through Florida's Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood Inteational Airport described chaos Friday moing when a person opened fire at a baggage claim.
Witnesses, including former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, said shots were fired just before 1 p.m.
Police told Fleischer five people were injured by a single shooter. However, authorities indicated to multiple news outlets that as many as nine people were injured. five people were killed in the shooting, according to NBC News.
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer was in the airport at the time of the shooting and tweeted about what was happening
Fleischer said police had told him there were five victims. That number has now reportedly risen
The former White House Press Secretary said it appeared as thought the situation had been controlled, but people were still in the airport
A picture shared on social media allegedly showed one of the people who was shot by the gunman
Authorities had one person, believed to be the shooter, in custody, sources told multiple news networks.
Airport officials confirmed around 1:20 p.m. that an incident was reported in the baggage claim of Terminal 2
The lower level of the airport was closed as police investigated.
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