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Suspected airport gunman became increasingly erratic

Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Santiago is accused of fatally shooting several people at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim and faces airport violence and firearms charges that could mean the death penalty if he's convicted. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Santiago is accused of fatally shooting several people at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim and faces airport violence and firearms charges that could mean the death penalty if he's convicted. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

By Associated Press January 12, 2017 1 min read

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Friends, family and court records say Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago went from a quiet, often-solitary figure to an angry and volatile one, with a string of violent outbursts and other erratic behavior in the year before the deadly attack.

Just last month, he was seen standing alone in the parking lot outside an Anchorage, Alaska, liquor store, waving his arms and screaming as if arguing with himself.

The 26-year-old Iraq War veteran is accused of killing five people and wounding six in a shooting rampage last week at the airport in Florida. He faces a possible death sentence if convicted.