The FBI hasn't ruled out any motive—including terrorism—in Friday's mass shooting at a Florida airport. George L. Piro, special agent in charge of the FBI's Miami office, says the agency will track the movements of alleged gunman Esteban Santiago, 26, in what is expected toe be "a long-term, very difficult, complex investigation," the Sun-Sentinel reports. Santiago, an Iraq veteran who reportedly told the FBI's Anchorage field office in November that the government was controlling his mind and forcing him to watch ISIS videos, was taken into custody after five people were killed and eight others injured at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. A round-up of developments:
- Officials tell the New York Times that it is too early to tell whether Santiago's actions were inspired by terrorist groups, though he is believed to have viewed extremist material online.
- Florida Gov. Rick Scott visited the airport Friday evening and condemned what he called a "senseless act of evil." "Whoever is responsible will be held accountable to the full extent of the law," Scott said, per the Guardian. "The state of Florida, the citizens of Florida, law enforcement, will not tolerate evil acts." When asked why he had contacted Donald Trump instead of President Obama for help from the federal government, Scott said this "isn't time to be political."