BREAKING: Shooting at Fort Lauderdale Airport, Multiple Reported Dead

By Joe Cunningham | 1:53 PM on January 06, 2017

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Multiple news outlets are reporting that a shooter opened fire in Fort Lauderdale Airport, prompting an evacuation of the airports Terminal 2.

BREAKING: Terminal 2 evacuated at Fort Lauderdale Int'l Airport due to shooting; injuries reported; shooter in custody, officials say.

— ABC News (@ABC) January 6, 2017

As of now, the shooting looks pretty serious, although the shooter has been taken into custody. Reports indicate that there are multiple deaths.

The number of injured and dead are unknown at this time, as well as the shooter’s motives. We’ll post updates as we get them.

UPDATE: It is currently being reported that four of the victims have died.

NBC News: 4 people are dead and 9 people are wounded at FLL airport according to a senior law enforcement official. From Pete Williams.

— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) January 6, 2017

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