Shooting at Los Angeles airport
A suspect is in custody after several people were reported wounded by gunfire at Los Angeles International Airport.
Aerials of the scene at Los Angeles airport
Several
people have been wounded by gunfire at Los Angeles International
Airport, and a suspect has been taken into custody, officials have said.
The Transportation Security Administration confirmed one of its employees had been shot.Emergency vehicles and heavily armed police are on the scene and have established a triage area. Officers were searching the terminals.
Passengers have evacuated the airport, some onto the tarmac.
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.
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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