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Gunman Kills At Least Five People And Wounds Nine At Fort Lauderdale Airport

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Daily Mail: Gunman kills at least five people and wounds nine at Florida airport: Shooter in a Star Wars shirt opened fire in Fort Lauderdale baggage claim aiming for victims' heads - and more shooters are reported

* The Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport in Florida is in a state of emergency after a shooting Friday afternoon
* Sources tell DailyMail.com that five have been killed and another six injured
* Shots rang out in the baggage claim area of Terminal 2 around 1pm
* Witnesses described a silent shooter wearing a Star Wars shirt firing at random
* More than an hour later, Terminal 1 was evacuated and officers were seen running into the parking garage with their guns out
* The gunman who opened fire in the baggage claim is in custody and has been identified as Esteban Santiago
* Terrorism is now being considered as a possible motive for the shooting

A gunman is in custody after a deadly shooting at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport.

Sources tell DailyMail.com that the shooter, Esteban Santiago, killed five people and injured six more Friday afternoon.

The shooting happened around 1pm in the baggage area of Terminal 2, and it does not appear that the shooter breached the TSA-secured area of the terminal.

While things calmed down at the airport around 1:30, it's unclear if the emergency is actually over yet

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