TSA agent killed, 6 wounded in Los Angeles airport shooting
- 11 years ago
Mayhem at LAX on Friday.
That's how one passenger described the scene at Los Angeles International Airport after a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle near a security checkpoint.
The suspect killed a TSA agent and wounded at least six other people, before police shot him and took him into custody.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOSE MARES SAYING:
"I was in the corner and I was looking at the guy just shooting randomly, like I saw a TSA go down."
(SOUNDBITE) (Engliah) MIRIAM RODRIGUEZ SAYING:
"The gunshot sounded so close to us. So we were just trying to get out of there and not be inside."
It happened at 9:20 am local time in Terminal 3.
The area was quickly evacuated, flights were halted or diverted, and nearby streets were shut down.
Aerial footage showed emergency responders setting up a triage area outside.
Trauma surgeons at Harbor UCLA Medical Center treated some of the wounded included the one casualty.
SOUNDBITE: DR.
That's how one passenger described the scene at Los Angeles International Airport after a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle near a security checkpoint.
The suspect killed a TSA agent and wounded at least six other people, before police shot him and took him into custody.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOSE MARES SAYING:
"I was in the corner and I was looking at the guy just shooting randomly, like I saw a TSA go down."
(SOUNDBITE) (Engliah) MIRIAM RODRIGUEZ SAYING:
"The gunshot sounded so close to us. So we were just trying to get out of there and not be inside."
It happened at 9:20 am local time in Terminal 3.
The area was quickly evacuated, flights were halted or diverted, and nearby streets were shut down.
Aerial footage showed emergency responders setting up a triage area outside.
Trauma surgeons at Harbor UCLA Medical Center treated some of the wounded included the one casualty.
SOUNDBITE: DR.