Washington - The sheriff's department in Broward County, Florida, says there are "multiple people dead" with a suspect in custody after a shooting Friday at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Confirming multiple people are dead, and a number of people were transported to a hospital from @FLLFlyer. Upper level of airport open.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 6, 2017
This tweet a few minutes later confirmed the death toll:
Update: 5 ppl dead; 8 injured were taken to an area hospital.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 6, 2017
The department tweeted that "multiple people are dead, and a number of people were transported to a hospital" from the airport. Authorities said the call came at 12:55 pm (1755 GMT)
Earlier, the airport had tweeted confirmation of "an ongoing incident in Terminal 2" near the baggage claim area.
Update: Eight people were injured and transported to an area hospital.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 6, 2017
Ari Fleischer, a political commentator and former White House press secretary under President George W Bush, tweeted just before 1 pm that he was at the airport: "Shots have been fired. Everyone is running."
"All seems calm now but the police aren't letting anyone out of the airport - at least not the area where I am," he wrote a few minutes later.