As it happened: Fort Lauderdale airport shooting

Summary

Five people dead and eight injured after a gunman opens fire at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida
A man, reportedly 26 years old, is in custody after the attack at the Terminal 2 baggage claim area
Witnesses said the attacker said nothing as he opened fire, apparently at random, by luggage carousels
President Obama has been briefed, and President-elect Trump said he was monitoring the situation

Live Reporting

Tom Geoghegan and Jude Sheerin

Police swarm garagepublished at 20:26 GMT 6 January 2017
WSVN 7 News has tweeted this video of police combing through an underground car park at the airport, amid unconfirmed reports of a second shooter.
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Airport shutpublished at 20:15 GMT 6 January 2017
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'It looked like a warzone', eyewitness sayspublished at 20:14 GMT 6 January 2017
Witness Erik Whiteside tells CNN he had just got off the plane with his wife and two children, aged two and three, and were heading for the baggage area in Terminal 2 when gunfire erupted.
"Everybody started running; I grabbed our kids and took off running down the ramp.
"We took off down the tarmac and hid behind some luggage carts."
He said they were later allowed back into the terminal, which serves Delta Air Lines and Air Canada.
"It looked like a warzone, suitcases everywhere, food on the floor, hats on the ground, it was just a really surreal experience."
"It's definitely a stressful situation," he added.
Situation 'may not be resolved' - local reporterpublished at 20:14 GMT 6 January 2017
Derek Shore, a reporter for WPLG Local 10, tweets video showing more emergency vehicles arriving, amid speculation of an ongoing situation.
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Another man detainedpublished at 20:12 GMT 6 January 2017
WSVN 7 have posted video of another person, a balding man, being detained at the airport, though it's unclear why he was handcuffed and led away by police.
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More gunfire reportedpublished at 20:00 GMT 6 January 2017
The sheriff confirms unverified reports of further gunfire at the airport.
According to a Fox News reporter, people ran from "a second shooter" before being ushered to safety.
But it is not yet clear if there actually is a second gunman.
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'Active shooter', TSA tweetspublished at 19:55 GMT 6 January 2017
Unconfirmed reports of more shots fired at Fort Lauderdale airport. The Transportation Security Administration tweets this...
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Live footage from airportpublished at 19:51 GMT 6 January 2017
A Fox affiliate broadcast footage live from the scene, showing people move across the tarmac at the airport, and armed forces patrolling the area.
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Senator names gunmanpublished at 19:49 GMT 6 January 2017
Speaking to MSNBC and CNN, Florida Senator Bill Nelson named the gunman as Esteban Santiago, and said he had a handgun and a military ID. The senator said he was told this information by Transportation Security Administration officials.
"We don't know a motive at this point," Nelson said.
"This could well be someone who is mentally deranged, or in fact it could be someone who had a much more sinister motive that we have to worry about every day, and that is terrorism. We can't conclude that."
'Star Wars T-shirt'published at 19:44 GMT 6 January 2017
Citing unnamed witnesses, MSNBC reports the gunman appeared to be a man in his 20s, wearing a Star Wars T-shirt.
Onlookers said he was shot by police as he tried to reload.

Miami airport boosts securitypublished at 19:40 GMT 6 January 2017
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Trump: Stay safe!published at 19:35 GMT 6 January 2017
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Sheriff's update - five deadpublished at 19:33 GMT 6 January 2017
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Suspect arrestedpublished at 19:33 GMT 6 January 2017
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Photos of the injuredpublished at 19:29 GMT 6 January 2017
A shooting victim is unloaded from an ambulance and taken into Broward Health Trauma Center in Fort Lauderdale.
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Video shows chaospublished at 19:21 GMT 6 January 2017
This unverified video from WSVN 7 News purportedly shows the aftermath of the attack inside the terminal building at Fort Lauderdale airport.
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Terror at Terminal 2published at 19:18 GMT 6 January 2017
Witnesses say gunfire rang out in the baggage area of Terminal 2, with one onlooker telling MSNBC the attacker appeared to be randomly targeting people. There is no indication that the gunman breached the security-screening area of the terminal.
Death tollpublished at 19:15 GMT 6 January 2017
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NBC Miami is reporting four dead.
CNN says five people are dead, quoting local police officials.
Eight people are injured, the sheriff's office says.

Governor heads to scenepublished at 19:14 GMT 6 January 2017
Florida Governor Rick Scott says he is rushing to Fort Lauderdale airport to be briefed on the shooting there.