One killed in LA airport shooting
A suspect is in custody after one person was killed and seven
wounded in a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, officials
say.
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Aerials of scene
1 November 2013
Last updated at 19:35 GMTAirport Police Chief, Patrick Gannon: "As you can imagine a large amount of chaos took place"One person has died and seven people were wounded during a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, officials say.The Transportation Security Administration said one of its employees had been killed.
Authorities said that a lone suspect was wounded by police and taken into custody.
Flights in and out of the busy airport were temporary halted, but many have since resumed.
'Assault rifle' LA Airport police chief Patrick Gannon told reporters a "lone shooter" came into Terminal 3 at 9:20 local time (16:20 GMT).
The suspect "pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire in the terminal", he said.Aerials of the scene at Los Angeles airport
The suspect then proceeded to a security screening area and continued shooting.
Witness Brian Keech told the Associated Press news agency he had heard "about a dozen gunshots" from inside the security gate at Terminal 3.
Authorities actively engaged the shooter, during which time the suspect was wounded and later arrested, Mr Gannon added.
Multiple people were reported injured; their conditions remain unknown.
The Federal Aviation Administration barred all flights landing at the airport during the incident, and outbound flights were delayed.
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti said those inside the airport were now safe and outbound flights would resume in areas other than Terminal 3.
Inbound flights were currently arriving at half the normal rate, officials said.
The White House confirmed President Barack Obama has been briefed on the incident.
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