A woman is in custody after police say she fired a gun at Dallas Love Field on Monday morning.
The last: The woman, identified by police as 37-year-old Portia Odufuwa, got off near the southwest ticket counter at Love Field around 11 a.m., Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said at a news conference.
- After going to the women’s bathroom, she emerged wearing what appeared to be a hoodie and began shooting into the ticket counter area with a handgun, according to police.
- An officer shot and struck her “lower extremities,” and the suspect was then taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital for treatment and remains in police custody, according to Garcia.
- No one else was injured during the incident.
State of the game: The shooting quickly led to a nightmare for travelers and airport officials.
- A ground stop was issued and flights preparing to land were diverted to other airports.
- Flights that had already boarded and were preparing for takeoff were instructed to stay put.
Threat level: Hundreds of people, including airline workers and airport staff, were told to evacuate the airport so law enforcement could conduct a security sweep.
- Once the building was deemed secure, TSA screened everyone before letting them into the airport.
- Dozens of flights were either canceled or delayed.
rollback: It could be worse.
- In 2013, a man walked into a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport, fatally shooting a TSA officer and injuring three others.
- LAX passengers had to be evacuated and rescreened. Over 167,000 people were affected by cancellations, delays or diversions to other airports due to the shooting.
- The man is now serving a life sentence.
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