A lone gunman has shot and killed five people at a busy Florida airport
A lone gunman has opened fire at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida – killing five people and injuring another six.
#Florida #BreakingNews #SHOOTING #FortLauderdale–#Hollywood International Airport #Warleak pic.twitter.com/Zvt94OrH4T
— Warrior Huntress ⚔ (@daeshhun) January 6, 2017
Local media reports state that the attacker has now been arrested and is in police custody.
Video captured at the scene shows scores of passengers huddled together on the runway in fear for their lives.
Witness: "Everybody is down. I'm not supposed to move." #FortLauderdale pic.twitter.com/onBsWDgHCx
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 6, 2017
Fort Lauderdale airport is one of the US's busiest, and the tragedy happened at a baggage collection point in Terminal 2.
It does not seem that the gunman breached security restrictions to make his attack.
#Breaking More shots heard in #FortLauderdale . Reports that scene is chaotic#airport pic.twitter.com/smbNKTPREy
— Pamela Moore (@Pamela_Moore13) January 6, 2017
Fox News cites a witness described the shooter as being tall and in his 30s.
Images of the shooter are also currently being shared on social media.
