Fort Lauderdale shooter indicted – IOTW Report

Fort Lauderdale shooter indicted

AS7: A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Esteban Santiago, the man accused of killing five people inside a Fort Lauderdale airport earlier this month, authorities said, according to CNN.

Santiago is charged with numerous counts and could face death or life in prison.

Federal authorities said Santiago, 26, wounded six others when he opened fire in the baggage claim area of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, aiming at victims’ heads and bodies until he ran out of ammunition.

Santiago was confronted by a Broward County Sheriff’s deputy and dropped his weapon before being arrested.

He was charged following the attack with an act of violence at an international airport resulting in death, as well as with two firearms offenses.

Santiago, who lived in Alaska, told FBI agents he carried out the January 6 attack on behalf of the Islamic State (ISIS), an FBI agent testified at Santiago’s bond hearing last week.  more here

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