{"id":95852,"date":"2017-01-06T13:11:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T18:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=95852"},"modified":"2017-01-06T18:05:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T23:05:35","slug":"breaking-shooting-reported-ft-lauderdale-airport-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-shooting-reported-ft-lauderdale-airport-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Five people killed in shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport, suspect in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police said a lone gunman opened fire Friday at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, international airport, killing five people in a brief shooting rampage that sent several others to the hospital.<\/p>\n

The bloody attack at a quiet baggage claim sent people scrambling through the terminals and across the airfield at one of the country’s busiest airports, shutting down all flights while paramedics and federal and local law enforcement officers flooded the scene.<\/p>\n

The suspected shooter is in custody, and it appeared he acted alone, said Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. In addition to the people slain, eight others were brought to area hospitals, though police declined to elaborate on their conditions and have not said whether all were injured by gunfire.<\/p>\n

“Right now this scene is considered fluid and active,” Israel said during a news briefing on Friday afternoon at the airport, which is operated by Broward County.<\/p>\n

Police did not immediately identify a motive for the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which they said occurred just before 1 p.m. The gunman, who has not been officially identified, was taken into custody without any incident “almost immediately after the shootings,” Israel said.<\/p>\n