Los Angeles:
The Los Angeles International Airport said on Friday that police were responding to an incident at the airport, and California media reported that a gunman with a high-powered rifle was shot by law enforcement.
The airport said on social media that there was "an incident underway at LAX." A local CBS affiliate reported that a gunman had been shot and secured by law enforcement, and that some passengers were being evacuated from a terminal.
President Barack Obama has been briefed on the reported shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.
The White House says the Los Angeles Police Department is leading the response and investigation into the shooting, and administration officials are in touch with federal and local partners.
The White House says it is urging people to listen to authorities and follow directions from first responders on site.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey called the shooting a multi-patient incident.
Passenger Robert Perez told the CBS affiliate that airport security agents had come through the terminal and yelled that a man had a gun.
"I heard popping and everybody dropped to the ground," Perez said.
Television images on cable network CNN showed at least one person being loaded into one of several ambulances at the scene, and passengers were seen evacuating the area.
The airport said on social media that there was "an incident underway at LAX." A local CBS affiliate reported that a gunman had been shot and secured by law enforcement, and that some passengers were being evacuated from a terminal.
President Barack Obama has been briefed on the reported shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.
The White House says the Los Angeles Police Department is leading the response and investigation into the shooting, and administration officials are in touch with federal and local partners.
The White House says it is urging people to listen to authorities and follow directions from first responders on site.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey called the shooting a multi-patient incident.
Passenger Robert Perez told the CBS affiliate that airport security agents had come through the terminal and yelled that a man had a gun.
"I heard popping and everybody dropped to the ground," Perez said.
Television images on cable network CNN showed at least one person being loaded into one of several ambulances at the scene, and passengers were seen evacuating the area.
© Thomson Reuters 2013
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