At least nine people were injured in a shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday, a US official familiar with the incident said. The shooter is in custody, according to the official.
Parts of Fort Lauderdale airport were apparently evacuated on Friday after a security incident. Airport officials said on Twitter that there is an "ongoing incident" in the baggage claim area of Terminal 2.
Multiple reports on social media -- including tweets from former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, indicated shots had been fired. Aerial footage from CNN affiliates showed large groups of people standing outside on the tarmac. Developing story - more to come.
UPDATE:
Multiple people were killed in a shooting Friday at the Fort Lauderdale airport, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter.
The gunman is in custody and was a lone shooter, Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief told CNN on Friday.
"We have no evidence at this time that he was acting with anyone else. He is currently in custody and we're investigating," Sharief said. Investigators are looking into the suspect's motive, she said.
UPDATE 2:
ADDITIONAL SHOTS FIRED...active shooter alert in affect...
Authorities say the gunman, who appeared to be acting alone, is in custody. Here's the latest on what we know:
• Five people are dead, a law enforcement official told CNN.
• Eight people were transported to a hospital, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter.
• Multiple reports on social media -- including tweets from former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer -- described the shooting.
• Gene Messina told CNN he'd arrived at the airport as people were being evacuated from the terminal.
"I got off the plane and I saw people running and screaming," he said. "At first I was in shock but when I saw TSA agents running, I booked."
• Investigators are looking into the gunman's motive, Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief told CNN. Investigators haven't released his name or detailed the events leading up to the shooting.
• The shooting occurred in the baggage claim area of Terminal 2, officials said.
• Parts of the airport were evacuated. Aerial footage from CNN affiliates showed large groups of people standing outside on the tarmac.
• More than an hour after the shooting, officials had allowed people to return into the airport, but tensions were still running high, a witness told CNN.
"Everyone sprinted outside again. We are back out on the tarmac," Judah Fernandez said, adding that it was unclear why people had rushed outside.
• The first call about the shooting came in at 12:55 p.m. ET, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said.
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott is heading to Fort Lauderdale to be briefed by law enforcement, his office said.
• The ATF is responding to the shooting, the agency said, and the FBI is also in touch with local authorities.
• Most flights scheduled to land at the airport will be delayed or diverted, the FAA said. Flights in the air as of 2:15 p.m. that are within 50 miles of the airport will be allowed to land, according to the agency.
