OKLAHOMA CITY: One person was fatally shot at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday, prompting authorities to halt flights and impose a shelter in place order to allow police to search for a suspect.
No information was available about what prompted the shooting in a parking lot at Will Rogers World Airport, or WRWA, Oklahoma City Police Captain Paco Balderrama told reporters.
"We can confirm that victim from shooting at WRWA is deceased. Airport still on lockdown as investigation is ongoing," Oklahoma City Police said on Twitter.
Tactical teams were searching the garage for the suspect, TV station News 9 cited a police official as saying.
The airport is the main commercial air hub for Oklahoma City and services an average of 150 flights a day, the airport said.
No information was available about what prompted the shooting in a parking lot at Will Rogers World Airport, or WRWA, Oklahoma City Police Captain Paco Balderrama told reporters.
"We can confirm that victim from shooting at WRWA is deceased. Airport still on lockdown as investigation is ongoing," Oklahoma City Police said on Twitter.
Tactical teams were searching the garage for the suspect, TV station News 9 cited a police official as saying.
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The airport is the main commercial air hub for Oklahoma City and services an average of 150 flights a day, the airport said.
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