LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Airport Police have confirmed an incident Thursday prompted the evacuation of a terminal at the airport.

The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted that "LAPD is now on TACTICAL ALERT due to a major incident." Moments later LAPD tweeted that "The Citywide Tactical Alert is being scaled down to West Bureau only."

The Los Angeles Times said that "gunfire" was reported at Terminal 3. Local CBS TV station is reporting that passengers reported being evacuated from Terminal 3 sometime after 9 a.m.

USA Today

Live reporting HERE

CNN is reporting that the airport is shut down: no flights taking off and no flights coming in.

A former FBI agent on CNN is worried that there may be one more than one shooter. A TSA officer was covered in blood when exiting the terminal 3.

This is absolutely crazy

The suspected shooter was wearing camouflage, and was apparently targeting TSA agents.
Already, a box of ammunition has been found in the area.

If there are multiple, that will be terrible considering the size of that airport.

It's baffling how the shooter got access to the airside of the terminal

ogugua88: If there are multiple, that will be terrible considering the size of that airport.

Exactly. It could look like a well-coordinated attack.

Off-topic but I've been marveling at the triage they've set up on the highway. RED tarp for severe injuries, YELLOW tarp for moderate, and GREEN for mild. I never would've guessed the colors had meaning.

CFCfan: It's baffling how the shooter got access to the airside of the terminal

Hmmm. They didn't mention anything about security breaches yet.

The LAPD are presently reviewing the airport's CCTVs.
The bomb squad was caught in traffic.
The airport remains closed for now.

ogugua88:

Hmmm. They didn't mention anything about security breaches yet.

Yeah, the shooter only shot the TSA agent he couldn't breach the airside.

ogugua88: Off-topic but I've been marveling at the triage they've set up on the highway. RED tarp for severe injuries, YELLOW tarp for moderate, and GREEN for mild. I never would've guessed the colors had meaning.

That's proper organization for you.

The gunman is now reported to be injured.

CFCfan: That's proper organization for you.

The gunman is now reported to be injured.

Yep!

Planes are moving now. If they're wrapping things up, then I must say, this was extremely fast compared to other shootings.

Kedu America!

ogugua88: Off-topic but I've been marveling at the triage they've set up on the highway. RED tarp for severe injuries, YELLOW tarp for moderate, and GREEN for mild. I never would've guessed the colors had meaning.

Me too! Oyibos sha!!

ogugua88:

Yep!

Planes are moving now. If they're wrapping things up, then I must say, this was extremely fast compared to other shootings.

Definitely good news. But the roads leading to the airport are absolutely in gridlock. The traffic is almost at a halt

CFCfan: Definitely good news. But the roads leading to the airport are absolutely in gridlock. The traffic is almost at a halt

Yeah I saw lol. The police, bomb squad, and journalists are trapped out there too.

The suspect is now in Police custody!!

These random shootings will go on forever till the USA tighten their gun laws.

CFCfan: The suspect is now in Police custody!!

Good news indeed.

Why does it seem like every month there's a big shooting accident.

- 1 TSA officer was shot and killed. 10 shots were fired by both the gunman and law enforcement officers.
-The gunman acted alone.
-Due to the fact that a federal officer (TSA officer) was killed, the gunman will face federal homicide charges.

zeelo2014: These random shootings will go on forever till the USA tighten their gun laws.

This, and also when we start taking mental health seriously again. Mental health facilities are not well funded, and as a result, they either flood the emergency departments of hospitals or are left to roam about, sometimes with weapons.

Lord_Reed: Good news indeed.

Why does it seem like every month there's a big shooting accident.

Because there pretty much is a big shooting that frequently. There was a school shooting in Nevada like two weeks ago.

CFCfan: - 1 TSA officer was shot and killed. 10 shots were fired by both the gunman and law enforcement officers.
-The gunman acted alone.
-Due to the fact that a federal officer (TSA officer) was killed, the gunman will face federal homicide charges.

Terrible.

Rides in with my e-porshe

So nr be only 4 9ja katakata dey apun? well issorait.. Dats shws US Security still needs improvement

The suspect is a 23-year-old LA resident; US citizen.

ogugua88: The suspect is a 23-year-old LA resident; US citizen.

Ok.
Why would such a young man waste his life like that?

Wow! This should have been on the front page, considering how delays at LAX would affect flight passengers all over the world. Though news about shootings here happens every other day now.

The gunman breached the LAX terminal 3 airside; he was only stopped by an armed policeman near the Burger King restaurant.
If the suspect had disabled that officer, he would have only be a few yards away from an open cockpit..Very scary stuff.

The gunman is Paul Ciancia.

Some passengers were held up in the planes for up to 5 hours!!

He breached? Or he shot at TSA and then got through?

Today's fatality is the first TSA fatality since the administration was created.