Shooting at Ft. Lauderdale airport

[liverandonions]

5 dead. I'm watching live feed and all of sudden everyone started running again admist a possible second shooting or explosion in the parking lot. It's so stressful watching people have no clue what's going on. And the people running with their suitcases are making me crazy. Drop it and RUN.

[liverandonions]

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fort-lauderdale-shooting-gunman-opens-fire-at-airport-killing-multiple-people/ar-BBxYRJ4?li=BBnb7Kz

[textbookcase]

Omg 😢😡

[isabel]

Just another day in the good ol' USA.

eta: I shouldn't be glib, that was just my first reaction. I really hope there aren't any more deaths or injuries. 

[kicks]

Don't judge people in crisis mode.

I hope there are no more casualties.

[kath16]

they're running again

ETA: like, every few minutes they're showing people just... running away from something. no one on tv seems to have any idea what's happening.

[Captain Catnip]

This was extra scary to wake up to; My parents go on a Caribbean cruise nearly every year and flew out today this conveniently was only the second time they didn't go to the Caribbean, they flew to LA. I momentarily freaked out when I woke up and saw this.

I hope there are no more injuries and they catch whoever did this.

[liverandonions]

Jan 6, 2017 14:35:02 GMT -5 kath16 said:

they're running again

ETA: like, every few minutes they're showing people just... running away from something. no one on tv seems to have any idea what's happening.

I know, it's so nerve wracking! I hope these are all just scares and nothing additional is happening.

Captain Catnip, they have a suspect in custody. But with the additional running and unknown situations they don't know if it's the lone gunman like they originally thought.

[zoomzoom]

Such a horrible tragedy. I'm glad the shooter is in custody. So, so sad.

ETA:  Shit.  Not a lone gunman?  Omg.  

[kath16]

now they're hiding behind cars. omg

[donutsmakemegonuts]

My coworker is in the airport. She said there is still shooting going on. She is hiding in the terminal right now.

[textbookcase]

Jan 6, 2017 14:42:26 GMT -5 donutsmakemegonuts said:

My coworker is in the airport. She said there is still shooting going on. She is hiding in the terminal right now.

Oh no. I hope she is okay. How terrifying.

[readyin07]

Terrifying and way too close to home for me. We travel with 2 small slow moving kids as I am sure many of you do. I can't imagine how frightening.

[snipsnsnails]

Oh, how terrifying!

[readyin07]

Jan 6, 2017 14:42:26 GMT -5 donutsmakemegonuts said:

My coworker is in the airport. She said there is still shooting going on. She is hiding in the terminal right now.

Prayers for her. I am not sure I could ever leave the house again.

[gummybear]

This is such a terrifying reality we now live in. I am praying hard for those people

[liverandonions]

Jan 6, 2017 14:42:26 GMT -5 donutsmakemegonuts said:

My coworker is in the airport. She said there is still shooting going on. She is hiding in the terminal right now.

Hope she's ok.

[kath16]

Kids, elderly people... everyone on the tarmac is running and they are showing people who seem to be farther away are walking in an orderly fashion.

Fox News (I know) had a witness who had to go back on the ground to take cover and then had to hang up. TSA reporting that there is another active shooter.

[liverandonions]

Jan 6, 2017 14:50:09 GMT -5 kath16 said:

Kids, elderly people... everyone on the tarmac is running and they are showing people who seem to be farther away are walking in an orderly fashion.

Fox News (I know) had a witness who had to go back on the ground to take cover and then had to hang up. TSA reporting that there is another active shooter.

We've been switching between Fox and CNN and the mayor is on CNN saying that they're doing a sweep of the airport but they don't believe there is another active shooter. The conflicting info has to be so hard.

[usuallylurking]

Jan 6, 2017 14:46:49 GMT -5 readyin07 said:

Terrifying and way too close to home for me. We travel with 2 small slow moving kids as I am sure many of you do. I can't imagine how frightening.

This is where my mind goes as well; what on earth would I do in a similar situation? So many thoughts and prayers for all people affected by this. How terrible.

[KaraOrNot]

OMG.

[kath16]

Jan 6, 2017 14:52:13 GMT -5 liverandonions said:

Jan 6, 2017 14:50:09 GMT -5 kath16 said:

Kids, elderly people... everyone on the tarmac is running and they are showing people who seem to be farther away are walking in an orderly fashion.

Fox News (I know) had a witness who had to go back on the ground to take cover and then had to hang up. TSA reporting that there is another active shooter.

We've been switching between Fox and CNN and the mayor is on CNN saying that they're doing a sweep of the airport but they don't believe there is another active shooter. The conflicting info has to be so hard.

oh it's impossible. that's why breaking/fast reporting news can be so inaccurate.

[donutsmakemegonuts]

Jan 6, 2017 14:48:22 GMT -5 liverandonions said:

Jan 6, 2017 14:42:26 GMT -5 donutsmakemegonuts said:

My coworker is in the airport. She said there is still shooting going on. She is hiding in the terminal right now.

Hope she's ok.

She keeps updating on facebook.  She said they are sheltering in place right now.  She said she saw the gunman pull out the gun (possibly a second shooter??)  She said she lost her passport and boarding pass because she had to run.  

[liverandonions]

From sheriff's twitter 5 minutes ago

[liverandonions]

Jan 6, 2017 14:54:45 GMT -5 donutsmakemegonuts said:

Jan 6, 2017 14:48:22 GMT -5 liverandonions said:

Hope she's ok.

She keeps updating on facebook.  She said they are sheltering in place right now.  She said she saw the gunman pull out the gun (possibly a second shooter??)  She said she lost her passport and boarding pass because she had to run.  

Holy shit. I can't imagine.

[mom2twoboys]

So horrible. I traveled back to Texas alone with my two boys for the holidays. I had a plan in place if something like this happened. I told the boys to stay close to me and I would have picked up my five year old and had my seven year old run as fast as he could. It sucks that we have to think like that.

My thoughts are with everyone there. Such a sad way that we have to live now.

[medicmommy]

My daughter just flew into there 3 days ago. My anxiety can't deal with the "what ifs".

[themysteriouswife]

We are watching now.

[liverandonions]

I had to turn it off-All of the coverage, and the posts above about people traveling with their kids is making me anxious. I travel alone with both kids. I can't imagine.

[donutsmakemegonuts]

Ugh, I keep watching her page for an update. I am so scared for her. She was supposed to be on her way home from FL.