Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting suspect ‘had walked into FBI office claiming he was being forced to fight for ISIS’
A GUNMAN who shot dead five people and injured eight others at a Florida airport "had walked into an FBI office claiming he was being forced to fight for ISIS".
Esteban Santiago, the prime suspect in the mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport's baggage reclaim, spoke to authorities about the terror group in November.
He told officials he was hearing voices in his head, some of which were telling him to join ISIS and watch their videos, and was taken to hospital for a mental health evaluation.
Santiago, who also told the FBI the government controlled his mind, gunned down 13 people at Fort Lauderdale airport today, killing five and injuring eight.
The suspect's aunt Maria Ruiz Rivera claimed the alleged shooter "lost his mind" while fighting in Iraq.
When quizzed why Santiago may have opened fire at passengers, her husband, Hernan Rivera, said: "No idea. Only thing I could tell you was when he came out of Iraq, he wasn't feeling too good."
He said the gunman "took a knee right before he opened fire", suggesting he was preparing for the massacre.
Thousands of Brits travel to Fort Lauderdale airport, situated in sunny Florida, each year.
Up to 10 flights head to the US airport from London bases each day.
It is a short drive from Hollywood, Florida - not to be confused with the film capital in Los Angeles.
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