Nine people have been shot and at least three are dead after a shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, local law enforcement and federal officials told NBC News.
An unidentified shooter opened fire inside of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday afternoon, killing “multiple people,” according to a Twitter post from the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
The airport tweeted about an “ongoing incident” in the Terminal 2 baggage claim area, without going into detail.
The shooter is in custody, and the motive is unknown at this time, law enforcement officials said. The airport tweeted that the incident took place at the Terminal 2 baggage claim area.
Hundreds of passengers and airport workers could be seen gathering and evacuating via the tarmac.
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer — who was at the airport at the time — tweeted about the shooting.
@AriFleischer: I’m at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running.
@AriFleischer: All seems calm now but the police aren’t letting anyone out of the airport – at least not the area where I am.
The FBI told CNBC it is aware of the situation and is in contact with local authorities, but no further information was available at the time.
The FAA and Broward County Sheriff did not immediately return CNBC’s requests for comment.
He has a Spanish name. They gave it out on the news.
BS”D Why no mention if he is a muslim or perhaps an Orthodox Jew, Chinaman or little old lady or man