Shots reportedly were fired Friday afternoon at the lower level of Ft. Lauderdale Airport, with police at the scene indicating at least a half-dozen victims.
Nine people were shot and one killed in the shooting according to reports via police radio at the site, the incident appears to involve one shooter who is reportedly in custody.
Early word on the incident came from a tweet by Ari Fleischer, former White House spokesman for President George W. Bush.
“I’m at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport,” Fleischer tweets. “Shots have been fired. Everyone is running.”
WATCH LIVE 5 DEAD, 6 now in hospital – SHOT AT FT. LAUDERDALE AIRPORT
I'm at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 6, 2017