Gunman pleads guilty to attack at Ft. Lauderdale airport

By Daniel Terrill

The gunman who opened fire at the Ft. Lauderdale airport last year pleaded guilty in a Florida federal court to killing five people and injuring others during the attack, the Justice Department said this week.
Esteban Santiago-Ruiz, a 28-year-old former National Guardsmen, pled guilty to 11 counts of causing injury or death at an international airport, according to his signed plea agreement.
“Today the man responsible for the horrific, devastating, and tragic attack on numerous innocent people at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport was held accountable for his crimes,” said Benjamin G. Greenberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, in a statement.
According to court documents, Santiago-Ruiz bought a one-way ticket for a flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. When he flew on Jan. 6, 2017, he only brought one bag, a hard-sided firearm case that he checked. The bag contained a Walther 9mm pistol and a two loaded magazines.
When he arrived in Florida, he retrieved his bag and went into a bathroom where he loaded his pistol. Concealing the gun beneath a jacket, he walked out into the crowded terminal and started shooting at the first people he saw. He continued to fire until he emptied both magazines.

Source: Guns.com