Passengers carry their bags at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman shot 3 people at a security checkpoint. (Photo credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers carry their bags at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly shot 3 people at a security checkpoint. At least two people were injured when a gunman opened fire at Los Angeles' international (LAX) airport, parts of which were evacuated as police swarmed into the area, officials and reports said. LAX said there were "multiple victims" including an airport worker, but police said there was "no mass casualty incident" at the airport, while at least one shooter was detained. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers carry their bags at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly shot 3 people at a security checkpoint. At least two people were injured when a gunman opened fire at Los Angeles' international (LAX) airport, parts of which were evacuated as police swarmed into the area, officials and reports said. LAX said there were "multiple victims" including an airport worker, but police said there was "no mass casualty incident" at the airport, while at least one shooter was detained. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers carry their bags at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly shot 3 people at a security checkpoint. At least two people were injured when a gunman opened fire at Los Angeles' international (LAX) airport, parts of which were evacuated as police swarmed into the area, officials and reports said. LAX said there were "multiple victims" including an airport worker, but police said there was "no mass casualty incident" at the airport, while at least one shooter was detained. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
A K-9 officer (L) crosses a crime tape line on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpointin Los Angeles International Airport. Police believe a gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. "We believe at this point that there was a lone shooter, that he acted," said Patrick Gannon, head of the LAX police force, saying he "was the only person who was armed in this incident." Seven people were injured, including six taken to hospital, said the head of the LA Fire Department James Featherstone, briefing reporters for the first time a couple of hours after the incident. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers sit on the curb at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe a gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. "We believe at this point that there was a lone shooter, that he acted," said Patrick Gannon, head of the LAX police force, saying he "was the only person who was armed in this incident." Seven people were injured, including six taken to hospital, said the head of the LA Fire Department James Featherstone, briefing reporters for the first time a couple of hours after the incident. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers carry their bags at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly shot 3 people at a security checkpoint. At least two people were injured when a gunman opened fire at Los Angeles' international (LAX) airport, parts of which were evacuated as police swarmed into the area, officials and reports said. LAX said there were "multiple victims" including an airport worker, but police said there was "no mass casualty incident" at the airport, while at least one shooter was detained. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers wait at a curb at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe a gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. "We believe at this point that there was a lone shooter, that he acted," said Patrick Gannon, head of the LAX police force, saying he "was the only person who was armed in this incident." Seven people were injured, including six taken to hospital, said the head of the LA Fire Department James Featherstone, briefing reporters for the first time a couple of hours after the incident. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 1: Passangers stand on the sidewalk after being evacuated from Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 after a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport November 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. A man reportedly pulled an assault rifle in Terminal 3 of teh airport and shot his way through security, killing one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker and wounding several others. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 1: Evacuated passengers wait on the tarmac next to a Southwest Airlines passenger jet after a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport November 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. A man reportedly pulled an assault rifle in Terminal 3 of teh airport and shot his way through security, killing one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker and wounding several others. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 1: Stranded passengers wait on the side of a road at shutdown Los Angeles International Airport after a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport November 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. A man reportedly pulled an assault rifle in Terminal 3 of teh airport and shot his way through security, killing one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker and wounding several others. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
A passenger carrieshis bags at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. The shooting at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday killed one man, aged around 40 years old, the local coroner's office said. LA County Coroner's Office spokesman Craig Harvey would not confirm reports that the man was a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent at the airport. "Approx. 40 year old male, pronounced (dead) at 1100 hours at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center," Harvey told AFP in an email. "Reported as gunshot wound. Unknown role in the incident." Seven people were injured, including six taken to hospital, the head of the LA Fire Department James Featherstone said earlier, briefing reporters for the first time a couple of hours after the incident. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 1: Cars sit at a standstill on an overpass at Los Angeles International Airport after a shooting inside Terminal 3 November 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. A man reportedly pulled an assault rifle in Terminal 3 of the airport and shot his way through security, killing one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker and wounding several others. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers carry their bags at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. At least two people were injured when a gunman opened fire at Los Angeles' international (LAX) airport, parts of which were evacuated as police swarmed into the area, officials and reports said. LAX said there were "multiple victims" including an airport worker, but police said there was "no mass casualty incident" at the airport, while at least one shooter was detained. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 1: Passenger jets wait on a runway after a shooting inside Terminal 3 of the Los Angeles International Airport November 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. A man reportedly pulled an assault rifle in Terminal 3 of the airport and shot his way through security, killing one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker and wounding several others. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers sit in an overhead bridge at Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. A gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at Los Angeles' international (LAX) airport Friday, killing a security agent and wounding seven people, officials said. Panicked travelers scrambled to escape after the lone suspect, described by witnesses as a young white male, pulled out the gun and began shooting, walking through a security checkpoint before being stopped in an exchange of fire with police. The shooter "came into Terminal Three, pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire ... he proceeded up into the screening area .. and continued shooting," said LAX police chief Patrick Gannon. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers wait it out anywhere they can find a seat inside Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Delayed passengers sit in the TSA baggage check area of a terminal after a shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Delayed passengers rest on a conveyor belt after a shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Hailey Gomez naps in her mother Christine's arms after their flight home to Hawaii this moring had been delayed inside Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Delayed passengers sit on baggage scales at the check-in counter after a shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
A man and his family find a spot on the ground to charge electronic equipment as they wait inside Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX passengers
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LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Traffic picked up on streets surrounding Los Angeles International Airport as access roads were closed with flights delayed and cancelled on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Delayed passengers sit on baggage scales at the check-in counter after a shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAXPassengers Stranded
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LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers wait inside Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as flights were delayed and cancelled on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Passengers wait inside Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as flights were delayed and cancelled on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
A man sleeps on a baggage scale at the check-in counter after a shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LAX Shooting Leaves Passengers Stranded
Delayed passengers rest on a conveyor belt after a shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013 after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a security checkpoint. Police believe the gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)