Shortly after landing at ft. Lauderdale airport he opened fire. Cell phone video inside the baggage claim area shows panicked passengers moments after the shooting. This is where Authorities Say the gunman opened fire at the ft. Lauderdale airport around 1 00 p. M. Eastern time killing five and injuring eight others. We were just minding our own business waiting for Ground Transportation and the shooting started in this building and immediately it was mass kayo people running by. It was hard to decipher exactly what was happening. Reporter it was chaos and confusion with passengers de boarding or take cover, the wounded rushed to ambulances. What happened over there . I dont know. I heard a lady yell for help, then i ran. Reporter Esteban Santiago identified as the lone shooter. He is unharmed. No Law Enforcement fired any shots. Were learning he boarded a flight in alaska, stopping in minneapolis before landing at ft. Lauderdale. Santiago checked a bag containing a gun. After landing
Belonging, and five people were killed, and eight were injured, a suspect is in custody. We have a subject with gunshot to the head. Reporter airport tweeted it occurred at baggage claim in terminal two which includes delta and air canada. Floridas senator bill nelson was briefed in washington. It happened in the area where people, bunch up, and in the baggage claim area. Reporter Law Enforcement source identified shooter to cbs news as Esteban Santiago ruiz, he has a concealed weapons permit and a minor criminal history. Authorities say he is now in custody. Eyewitness mark lee saw the gun man opened fire. He was not targeting, he was just randomly shooting. He was just like he was, like walking through woods, just picking out things like target practice. Reporter hour later passengers were streaming back inside when another panic broke out from a different direction. People ran across the tarmac from airport garage after reports of more gunfire. Groups took shelter behind cars, while
Reporter hi ukee. Authorities at Philadelphia International airport are on high alert tonight, passengers are on high leather and they are asking very tough questions, big question, how could Something Like this, happen. Fire broke out Fort Lauderdale airport when Police Responded to shots fired in baggage claim. Really upsetting, and i was like hyperventilating all through the trip. Reporter diana branch was at the airport at the time of the shooting. The her flight to philadelphia was delayed. She tells Eyewitness News that there were no announcements on the the flight but people quickly began to find out exactly what happened. My sister in law called me and said did you hear what happened . I said in. Reporter Authorities Say the gunman 26 yearold Esteban Santiago ruiz checked a gun and ammunition in in his bag, picked it up after his flight, went into the bathroom, loaded it, and started firing random ly at people waiting for their luggage. There was no security in the baggage clai
Belonging, and five people were killed, and eight were injured, a suspect is in custody. We have a subject with gunshot to the head. Reporter airport tweeted it occurred at baggage claim in terminal two which includes delta and air canada. Floridas senator bill nelson was briefed in washington. It happened in the area where people, bunch up, and in the baggage claim area. Reporter Law Enforcement source identified shooter to cbs news as Esteban Santiago ruiz, he has a concealed weapons permit and a minor criminal history. Authorities say he is now in custody. Eyewitness mark lee saw the gun man opened fire. He was not targeting, he was just randomly shooting. He was just like he was, like walking through woods, just picking out things like target practice. Reporter hour later passengers were streaming back inside when another panic broke out from a different direction. People ran across the tarmac from airport garage after reports of more gunfire. Groups took shelter behind cars, while
Reporter hi ukee. Authorities at Philadelphia International airport are on high alert tonight, passengers are on high leather and they are asking very tough questions, big question, how could Something Like this, happen. Fire broke out Fort Lauderdale airport when Police Responded to shots fired in baggage claim. Really upsetting, and i was like hyperventilating all through the trip. Reporter diana branch was at the airport at the time of the shooting. The her flight to philadelphia was delayed. She tells Eyewitness News that there were no announcements on the the flight but people quickly began to find out exactly what happened. My sister in law called me and said did you hear what happened . I said in. Reporter Authorities Say the gunman 26 yearold Esteban Santiago ruiz checked a gun and ammunition in in his bag, picked it up after his flight, went into the bathroom, loaded it, and started firing random ly at people waiting for their luggage. There was no security in the baggage clai