FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – At least five people were killed and six people were wounded Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport during a shooting that sent passengers fleeing from the airport onto the tarmac, local authorities said.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office originally said eight people were transported to nearby hospitals for gunshot wounds. Sheriff Scott Israel said during a press conference Saturday morning that there were actually only six victims with gunshot wounds. He said three are in stable condition, and three are still in ICU.
The suspect was unharmed and taken into custody soon after opening fire by a deputy, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said. The suspect was interviewed by FBI and homicide detectives. He is now being held in the Broward County jail on federal charges, FBI Miami agent George Piro Said.
"At this point, there's no second active shooter," Israel said.
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) identified the suspect to CBS News as Esteban Santiago.
Multiple media outlets reported Santiago is a current resident of Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage Police officials told CBS News that they are aware the suspected shooter has been identified as the 26-year-old resident and said they are working with the FBI.
A Broward County commissioner initially said that Santiago was a passenger on a plane originating from Canada, but a spokesperson from the Canadian Embassy said the suspect did not fly from there.
Embassy spokeswoman Christine Constantin said in an email to The Associated Press that the suspect did not travel from Canada and was not on an Air Canada flight. She says the suspect has no connection to Canada.
The shooting happened just before 1 p.m. at the airport's terminal 2, where Air Canada and Delta operate flights. Five people were killed and six were wounded.
"We understand from officials he was on a flight originating in Anchorage, transiting through Minneapolis and landing in Ft. Lauderdale," Constantin said in an email.
Air Canada tweeted that the airline has “no record of a passenger by the name Esteban Santiago, or checked guns, on any of our flights to Fort Lauderdale.”
Jesse Davis, chief of police at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, told the Associated Press that Esteban Santiago flew out of Anchorage on a 9:52 p.m. Delta flight Thursday, and that a firearm was his only piece of checked luggage.
The suspect used a 9mm handgun, and at this point in the investigation, it is believed that he followed the correct TSA procedure by checking in the weapon, agent Piro said during a press conference Saturday morning.
The Sheriff's Office said it is still searching the airport property after unconfirmed reports of additional shots fired after Santiago was arrested.
There were reports over Broward County Fire and Rescue radio of more gunshots at 2:25 p.m., making passengers take cover again.
[News 6 is livestreaming coverage of the airport shooting. Watch in the video above]
A witness told CBS News that dozens of shots were fired at in the airport before 1 p.m.
“I'm at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running,” former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer tweeted at 12:57 p.m.
I'm at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 6, 2017
News helicopter video showed hundreds of people evacuating onto the jetway.
Instagram user Islandwinesnsports posted a video showing a shooting victim receiving treatment from EMTs on the ground floor outside the airport. (WARNING: Graphic video)
News 6 partner WPLG reporter Jeff Weinsier was reporting from the airport when deputies and other law enforcement armed with guns converged on a parking garage and yelled at someone, "Hands up."
Weinsier said reporters were told to get down.
Fort Lauderdale airport officials said on Twitter that “there is an ongoing incident in Terminal 2, baggage claim.” Terminal 2 houses Delta and Air Canada airlines.
All services at the airport were suspended. Flights scheduled to arrive in Fort Lauderdale were either being diverted to Miami International Airport, or delayed.
The airport resumed services in terminals 1, 3 and 4 as of 5 a.m. Saturday, according to airport director Mark Gale. His intentions are to open terminal 2 later this afternoon.
Travelers headed to Fort Lauderdale should still contact their airlines about their flights, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Traffic to the airport was being diverted, and a BCSO armored vehicle was blocking the ramp from Interstate 595. The roadways have since reopened.
All roadways to #FLL are now open for passengers and employees. Check with your airline before leaving for the airport.
— Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) January 7, 2017
In response to the shooting in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando International Airport officials told News 6 that there would be "increased vigilance and monitoring at OIA."
— Orlando International Airport (@MCO) January 6, 2017
Florida Gov. Rick Scott held a press conference at the Fort Lauderdale International Airport around 5:20 p.m. Friday. He applauded law enforcement officials and said that the shooter will be held responsible to the full extent of the law.
Scott on Wednesday called for an additional $6 million in statewide counterterrorism funding.
The accused airport gunman's motive is unknown.
Local10 WPLG and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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