LAX evacuated after shots reportedly fired

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Los Angeles (CNN) -- [breaking news update at 1:20 p.m. Friday]

A "ground stop" has been issued for planes scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. A ground stop means flights destined for the affected airport are held at their departure point, according to the FAA.

[Original story, posted at 1:15 p.m. Friday]

(CNN) -- Parts of Los Angeles International Airport were being evacuated Friday morning after reports of shots being fired there, police said.

Airport officials said a police incident began about 9:30 a.m. at Terminal 3 at LAX, airport spokeswoman Nancy Suey Castles said.

Passenger Robert Perez, who was getting ready to fly Virgin Air, was taking a nap in the terminal when panic erupted, he told CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS.

"I heard a popping sound, and everybody was diving for cover," Perez told the station. "The TSA said there was a shooting in the terminal and evacuate the building."

At least 100 people came down a staircase. "Everybody started to panic," Perez said.

Fox Sports national columnist Bill Reiter was also at the airport during the gunfire. "After the initial burst of gunfire and hiding, people started jumping over one another, jumping off chairs, pushing each other. Chaos & fear," he said on his Twitter account.

The passengers were directed to board a bus and were taken to a smaller terminal, Perez told the affiliate.

The Los Angeles Fire Department is assisting with a "multi-patient" incident at Los Angeles International Airport, the department said Friday on Twitter.

Firefighters were laying down tarps on the street at the airport, which appeared to be triage tarps. Several ambulances were at the airport, and at least one person was loaded into an ambulance.

The area around the airport was jammed with cars as police shut down access to the airport Friday morning.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/01/us/lax-gunfire/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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Hopefully no one was killed.

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at least one TSA agent dead and reported 4 more people injured

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at least one TSA agent dead and reported 4 more people injured

Damn

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[Penny Lane 8,159]

Someone on our local radio station's Facebook page said:

"I doubt this story. It's probably just another FEMA drill like Sandy Hook or the Boston Marathon."

Oh god, it burns.

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any bets it's another disgruntled democrat?

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Los Angeles (CNN) -- [breaking news update at 1:20 p.m. Friday]

A "ground stop" has been issued for planes scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. A ground stop means flights destined for the affected airport are held at their departure point, according to the FAA.

[Original story, posted at 1:15 p.m. Friday]

(CNN) -- Parts of Los Angeles International Airport were being evacuated Friday morning after reports of shots being fired there, police said.

Airport officials said a police incident began about 9:30 a.m. at Terminal 3 at LAX, airport spokeswoman Nancy Suey Castles said.

Passenger Robert Perez, who was getting ready to fly Virgin Air, was taking a nap in the terminal when panic erupted, he told CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS.

"I heard a popping sound, and everybody was diving for cover," Perez told the station. "The TSA said there was a shooting in the terminal and evacuate the building."

At least 100 people came down a staircase. "Everybody started to panic," Perez said.

Fox Sports national columnist Bill Reiter was also at the airport during the gunfire. "After the initial burst of gunfire and hiding, people started jumping over one another, jumping off chairs, pushing each other. Chaos & fear," he said on his Twitter account.

The passengers were directed to board a bus and were taken to a smaller terminal, Perez told the affiliate.

The Los Angeles Fire Department is assisting with a "multi-patient" incident at Los Angeles International Airport, the department said Friday on Twitter.

Firefighters were laying down tarps on the street at the airport, which appeared to be triage tarps. Several ambulances were at the airport, and at least one person was loaded into an ambulance.

The area around the airport was jammed with cars as police shut down access to the airport Friday morning.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/01/us/lax-gunfire/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

That has to be wrong. It is a gun free zone and has lots of government officials there to keep us safe

[Penny Lane 8,159]

That has to be wrong. It is a gun free zone and has lots of government officials there to keep us safe

I was always told more guns would keep people safe. All those armed guards and security forces and this still happens? Tsk tsk.

I want to know how, though. I can't even get tweezers into an airport.

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Someone on our local radio station's Facebook page said:

"I doubt this story. It's probably just another FEMA drill like Sandy Hook or the Boston Marathon."

Oh god, it burns.

omg seriously? they're getting raked over the coals now I presume.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I was always told more guns would keep people safe. All those armed guards and security forces and this still happens? Tsk tsk.

I want to know how, though. I can't even get tweezers into an airport.

A shaver, body oil, thongs, bras with wire, braces, etc.

Edited November 1, 2013 by Janelle2002

[Penny Lane 8,159]

omg seriously? they're getting raked over the coals now I presume.

She claims she "researches this stuff" and that 99% of these incidents are all organized.

Unfortunately after that, she had her comments removed.

[Darnell 8,478]

Murder/Death/Kill in LA? What's the big dealio? Just another day there in Sunny Southern California...

So what if it means less taxpayer numbers at the end of the day? Big Deal !

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She claims she "researches this stuff" and that 99% of these incidents are all organized.

Unfortunately after that, she had her comments removed.

that's unfortunate. there are some dumb people in this world. a couple guys in my office were trying to show me 911 truther videos on youtube the other day...'uhm you guys are a little behind aren't you'?

any update on the lax situation? i'm not close to a tv or radio.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

The suspect's been shot, apparently. And secured. No word on the amount of injuries.