Accused Fort Lauderdale airport gunman indicted by federal grand jury
Source: The Washington Post
By Mark Berman January 26 at 3:49 PM
The man accused of killing five people during a rampage at Fort Lauderdale’s international airport earlier this month was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury and, if convicted, could face the death penalty.
Esteban Santiago, 26, was taken into custody immediately after the Jan. 6 attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Authorities said he opened fire at a baggage-claim area in an airport terminal, killing vacationers who had traveled to South Florida to board cruise ships.
The grand jury in Broward County, Fla., charged Santiago with 22 counts stemming from the shooting. That includes 11 counts of violence at an international airport that resulted in death or serious injury, according to the indictment, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He was also charged with six counts of using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and five counts of causing someone’s death by using a firearm.
All told, the charges “authorize a maximum penalty, upon conviction, of death or imprisonment for life or any term of years,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a statement.
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