Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shooter Esteban Santiago was sentenced on Friday to five consecutive life sentences in prison, plus an extra 120 years for killing five people and injuring six others during the 2017 shooting spree.
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A man from Alaska is expected to be sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the shooting rampage at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport last year.
Sentencing for Esteban Santiago is scheduled for Friday morning in Miami federal court.
In May, 28-year-old Santiago pleaded guilty to 11 charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Santiago pleaded guilty to five counts of committing violence causing death at an international airport and six counts of committing violence causing serious bodily injury at an international airport.
Santiago confessed to opening fire in a baggage claim area at the airport on Jan. 6, 2017, killing five people and wounding six others.
The plea deal calls for a life prison sentence, plus 120 years. As part of the deal, prosecutors will not seek the death penalty.
Santiago was diagnosed as schizophrenic but was found competent to understand legal proceedings.