about what federal authorities say happened here. they say that esteban santiago got to baggage claim on friday afternoon and then he picked up his gun, which was in checked baggage, went to the bathroom, and took it out of the checked baggage in a stall, put it in his waistband, then came out and started shooting, firing 10 to 15 rounds. now, in november, he was admitted, as we ve been reporting, to a mental health facility in alaska after telling fbi agents that he was hearing voices. he said that the government was controlling his mind and forcing him to watch isis videos. his brother, brian santiago, who lives in puerto rico, says that was a cry for help and that the u.s. government failed him. they have responsibility in that. they knew it, that he have psychological problems, you know? when fbi meet yesterday here, they told me that they knew it,
he was having psychological issues. he claims that his brother told the fbi about this. let s take a listen here for yourself from brian santiago. they have responsibility in that they knew it, that he have psychological problems, you know. and when fbi visited me yesterday here, they told me that they knew it, that he went to fbi offices. so if they knew it, why they have him free? they set him free. reporter: so now where we stand is we will wait tomorrow. he will be taken from the jail where he is here. that s just 15 minutes away from the airport where the shooting happened. that s where we going to see if he will face the death penalty. reporting live at the fort lauderdale national airport, i m melissa adan. appreciate that perspective.
was quote, fighting with a lot of people during his time in alaska. and he wenten to clarify to say that he was having some relationship issues, arguing with his girlfriend and others. the girlfriend, again, this is coming from the brother at this point, but according to to the brother, he was receiving psychological counselling in anchorage as well. again, all of this coming from brian santiago, brother of the man you see on your screen there, esteban santiago who is at this point we re told in police custody. we do not know if he is cooperating. earlier this afternoon, i talked to mark lee, cal perry just mentioned him, his name s mark lee, he was a guy who saw all of this go down. he described in vivid, horrifying detail, what happened. he didn t say anything. he was quiet the whole time. he didn t yell at people.
of affairs confirms that the alleged shooter here at the fort lauderdale fort lauderdale-hollywood airport was a member of the army national guard until august of this past year, 2016, when he was given, general discharge. nothing beyond that, should be a more detailed, lengthy statement coming soon. can i talk? go ahead, dana. we have a message here that says the brother of the man who has been tentatively named as the suspect says the suspect was receiving psychological treatment while living in alaska, this is brian santiago, a report out of alaska. possibly this shooter snapped when he got here. everything is on the table at this point. the sheriff, the division chief, they are standing with the governor there.
fbi building asking for help. santiago was having terroristic thoughts and believed he was influenced by isis. santiago had a loaded magazine on him, but left his firearm in his vehicle prior to contacting agents. reporter: pamela, we know over the past 12 months that santiago had multiple encounters with law enforcement. one involved a pair of charges. criminal mischief charge on his girlfriend. those charges were set to be dismissed in march assuming he lived up to the court conditions. authorities will look to see what if in fact they missed. pamela. dan simon and shimon, thank you. a close relative of the gunman spoke to cnn today. brian santiago says his brother had mental health issues and not well since he returned from the iraq war. here now, watch what the suspected killer s brother told