Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect ordered held without bail

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The man accused of fatally shooting five people and wounding six others at a Fort Lauderdale airport was ordered Tuesday to be held without bond.

During a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, an FBI agent confirmed that the 9 mm gun used in the Jan. 6 shooting rampage at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is the same weapon Anchorage, Alaska, police seized and later returned to Esteban Santiago last year.

The agent also testified that Santiago, 26, mentioned after the shooting that he was under government mind control. Later in the interview, Santiago claimed to have been inspired by Islamic State-related chat rooms and websites.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Lurana Snow set a Jan. 30 arraignment hearing.

Santiago could get the death penalty if convicted of federal airport violence and firearms charges that resulted in death. He has yet to enter a plea.

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• FBI: Airport gunman believed government controlled his mind

_{The Associated Press contributed to this report.} 

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