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Josie Schaefer There's been one particular story that's been all over the news and social media lately. It's the story about the Fort Lauderdale Florida airport shooting. On January 6th, there was reportedly a man wearing a blue sweater in the baggage claim area in the airport. Nothing seemed suspicious until the man grabbed a handgun from the bag in his hand and fired three times. Everyone around the scene ducked and jumped to the ground to stay away from the gunman. The attack was said to have killed five people and sent seven to the hospital with injuries. All of this was caught on the security tape however so the authorities could easily see who the man was. He was identified as Esteban Santiago. Esteban Santiago openly admitted that

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