Saturday, January 7, 2017

Iraq war veteran held over Florida shooting

A 26-year-old Iraq war veteran has been arrested after five people were shot dead at an airport in Florida.


Esteban Santiago was taken into custody immediately following the shooting.

The FBI said investigators had not ruled out terrorism as a possible motive in the shooting and were reviewing the suspect's recent travel.

Mr Santiago, who had served in the US military, had arrived in Fort Lauderdale shortly before 1pm local time (6pm Irish time) yesterday on a connecting flight from Alaska, authorities said.

He then retrieved a 9mm semi-automatic handgun from his checked luggage and began firing indiscriminately.

Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca said on Twitter that the gunman went into public toilet to load his weapon and came out firing.
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7/1/17
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