I’m at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running.
BREAKING NEWS: ‘Multiple people dead’ after shots fired at Fort Lauderdale Airport
BREAKING NEWS: 'Multiple people dead' after shots fired at Fort Lauderdale Airport
FORT LAUDERDALE (FOX 13) – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says multiple people are dead after a shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and WSVN reports as many as nine injured.
There was a lone shooter responsible for the attack, according to an official in Ft. Lauderdale.
Airport officials said there was an “ongoing incident” in the Terminal 2 baggage claim area, but did not elaborate.
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer tweeted Friday that shots were fired at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Fleischer began live-tweeting the situation at 12:57 p.m., saying “I’m at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running.”
Minutes later, Fleischer tweeted again, saying that according to police there is one shooter and five victims.
The police said there is one shooter and five victims.
The airport announced via Twitter at 1:16 p.m. that an “ongoing incident” is taking place in the terminal 2 baggage claim.
News helicopters hovering over the scene showed hundreds of people standing on the tarmac early Friday afternoon as an ambulance drove by and numerous law enforcement officers rushed to the scene.
Local news reported that a shooter was in custody.
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