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11/01/13 1:27 PM

#9505 RE: shiloh12 #9504

TSA agent wounded in shooting at LAX

A shooting occurred at Los Angeles International Airport Friday morning.

Posted By Gabrielle Levy | Nov. 1, 2013 | 1:08 PM

(UPI) -- At least one airport worker was wounded at Los Angeles International Airport Friday when a shooter entered Terminal 3 of the airport and opened fire.

At least one of the injured people appeared to be a TSA agent, but the victim's condition is unknown. Eyewitnesses describe a man carrying a rifle who had passed the security checkpoint and was moving through the airport.

Officials from LAX said the incident began around 9:30 a.m. The location or condition of the suspect is unknown.

Terminals 2 and 3 were evacuated when multiple shots rang out at the airport, as was Century Boulevard. Terminal 3 serves Allegiant Air, Frontier, JetBlue, Spirit and Virgin America.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/11/01/TSA-agent-wounded-in-shooting-at-LAX/1611383325719/#ixzz2jPrWFAhY