What we know about the shooting

Here’s what’s known so far.

• The shooting suspect had a military ID, with the name Esteban Santiago on it, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson told ABC News. It’s unknown if the ID is legitimate and the suspect’s.
• The shooter reportedly flew into the airport from outside Florida, potentially Alaska or Canada, with a gun in his checked-in luggage. He then went to a bathroom and loaded the gun before opening fire, a Broward County commissioner told ABC News.

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• It is “too early to say” whether the attack was terror-related, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said at a press conference.
• By 1:11 pm, Ari Fleischer, a former George W. Bush official who was apparently on the ground, tweeted that things have calmed down but some people are still being held at the airport.

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D.B. Hirsch

D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.