Casablanca — Multiple people were killed and injured in a Fort Lauderdale International Airport Shooting this Friday, according to the Fort Lauderdale Country Sheriff’s Office.
Five people were killed in the shooting while eight others were transported to the hospital, reports CNN.
Confirmed: Shooting at Fort Lauderdale -Hollywood International Airport with multiple people dead. One subject in custody.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 6, 2017
The shooter is in custody, Broward Country Mayor Barbara Sharief tells CNN, but no further details surrounding the incident have yet to be revealed.
“We have no evidence at this time that he was acting with anyone else,” Sharief adds. “He is currently in custody and we’re investigating.”
The airport’s twitter page earlier tweeted that there was an “ongoing incident” in Terminal 2’s baggage claim area, which has since been evacuated.
There is an ongoing incident in Terminal 2, Baggage Claim. Media availability is at the staging area.
— Ft. Laude-Hlwd Int’l (@FLLFlyer) January 6, 2017
Former White House spokesman Ari Fletcher also tweeted about the incident on social media.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 6, 2017
The police said there is one shooter and five victims.
— 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
This is a developing story.
