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Breaking: Shooter opens fire at Ft. Lauderdale airport, at least 3 reported dead

• Gunshots were reported at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday afternoon, CBS News reported.
  
• Tom Winter from NBC News tweeted that a shooter has been taken into custody, and possibly six to nine people have been injured.
• Pete Williams from NBC, citing federal officials, has reported at least 3  people are dead in the shooting. This is a developing story.

Update: At least 5 dead, shooter identified as Esteban Santiago

• At least five people are dead, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN. Florida Gov. Bill Nelson too confirmed to MSNBC there were five casualties.
  
• Nelson also identified the shooter as Esteban Santiago, who reportedly had a handgun and a military identification card. This is a developing story
  

Update: Santiago reportedly flew to Ft. Lauderdale with gun in checked bag

• Chip LaMarca, commissioner for Broward County, where airport is located, wrote in a Facebook post that Santiago was “a passenger on a Canadian flight" 
  
• He had a gun in his checked baggage, which he loaded in the bathroom after retrieving his bag. He then came out and began firing.
  
• Additionally, there are unconfirmed reports that gunfire was heard in Terminal 3 around 2:30 PM. 
• In a follow-up post, LaMarca said law enforcement officials were “searching the parking garage.” Read more