
Los Angeles Airport was rattled this morning when a report of shots being fired took place at LAX. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) quickly responded to calls at 9:20am PDT, according to NBC 4 News. A witness told the local station that she heard a gunfire in the Virgin America terminal at Terminal 3. Initial reports say that a man with a rifle got past security check point and shot 2 people. A TSA employyee was shot in the leg, the passenger approached a document checker and pulled out a gun on him. The news station is also reporting that a second victim 45-year-old man was shot in the leg and has been taken to UCLA Medical Center, while a third victim left with a sprained leg.
"I was in the VA terminal waiting in line for security ... someone started shooting 15 ft where I was standing. I couldn't see the shooter," witness Nick Pugh told NBC4. "It sounded like it was where you check in your bags. We were in the upstairs area and I heard a total about 8-10 shots fired. It sounded like just one person. Everyone dropped to the floor, but their was no where to go. I was running and first line of police and I was pulled to the ground and cuffed as they thought I was a suspect." During the call Pugh said that the suspect had been arrested. WATCH LIVE FEED BELOW AS THE STORY DEVELOPS
Traffic into LAX has been stopped and a major shutdown is in effect. NBC4 is reporting that planes are not being allowed to take off and incoming flights have been stalled on the runway. At 10:11AM PDT, the station reported that federal officials had confirmed that the situation had ended.
The @LAFD calls shooting at LAX as "multi-patient incident" - live coverage http://t.co/Kg3YM9uYBm pic.twitter.com/6VHN5NnJCV
— KOMO News (@komonews) November 1, 2013
LAFD is assisting law enforcement at multi-patient incident at LAX. Per protocol, ALL media/public info (inclu... http://t.co/4zZQEe9TE4 — LAFD (@LAFD) November 1, 2013
UPDATE: Numerous ambulances outside #LAX following LAPD reports of shots fired, injuries http://t.co/fnUAcOHoaI pic.twitter.com/s8oefMW7B5
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) November 1, 2013
#BREAKING: Victim being wheeled out of LAX following shooting. Reports gunman had high powered rifle pic.twitter.com/PSAwvBna9R @10NewsHunt — Dr. Andy Baldwin (@DrAndyBaldwin) November 1, 2013
BREAKING: Airborne reporter says second suspect w/ gun reportedly taken into custody in #LAX shooting - CBS pic.twitter.com/R5zQW8pASK
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) November 1, 2013
The scene on Tarmac. Fear, tears, prayers, confusion, worry. pic.twitter.com/pNWETcw7zW — Bill Reiter (@foxsportsreiter) November 1, 2013
Scene from tarmac at #LAX where we've been evacuated from gate one after shots were fired. pic.twitter.com/uc5jB48G9C
— Eric Kayne (@photokayne) November 1, 2013
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