With scott pelley. Pelley the year begins with another mass shooting in america. The scene this time, a busy airport in south florida. A gunman opened fire early this afternoon at a baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdalehollywood international airport. 13 people were hit. At least five of them have died. A suspect surrendered. He is identified tonight as 26yearold Esteban Santiago, a former Army National guardsman. He had flown to Fort Lauderdale on Delta Airlines from alaska, via minneapolis. A local official says he removed the weapon he used from a case he had checked. Federal sources tell us that two months ago, santiago walked into an alaska f. B. I. Office, and the agents there were so concerned about what he was saying, they sent him to a mental hospital. David begnaud is in Fort Lauderdale and begins our coverage. Reporter this cell phone video captures the momentes after shots rang out at the baggage claim area in terminal number 2 of the Fort Lauderdale international airport.
With scott pelley. Coverage. Reporter this cell phone video captures the momentes after shots rang out at the baggage claim area in terminal number 2 of the Fort Lauderdale international airport. A lone gunman opened fire on passengers, leaving five people dead and eight injuredded. Some of the wounded found shelter outside while they waited for help. Hundreds more ran for safety on to the tarmac and airport roads, taking shelter near cars and up against buildings. Everybody took off, and they said they said a shooter. I mean reporter eyewitness mark lea was 10 feet away from the gunman. He, like i say, just walked into the door, did not yell, did not scream, just started shooting. We thought at first it was firecrackers and then we realized it was gunshots and by that time people were yelling and screaming and trying to get out of any door under chairs, hide under luggage, anything else to get out of the line of fire. I heard a lady yell for help and i saw people running and i just ra
This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im elaine quijano. Chilling new video has surfaced of the airport attack in ft. Lauderdale. In a moment, well show you the portion of the video where the gunman opens fire. And were learning more about the gun used in the attack and more about the five people killed. We begin with david begnaud. Reporter two young boys walking with a man appear first in the video. Then comes 26yearold estaban santiago. He reaches into his waist band, pulls out the gun, and starts shooting. A man in gray appears to have been the first shot. People behind him drop to the floor. One woman hides behind a luggage cart. There is no audio on the 20second recording. It appears to be surveillance video, but its unclear how tmz got the video. A Law Enforcement source tells cbs news the 9 millimeter hand gun he used to kill five people was the same he gun he had when he went to an fbi office last november. He complained that his mind was being control
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