Shooting at LAX Thu Jul 4, 2:59 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - A number of people have reportedly been wounded by gunfire today at a terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport. A Los Angeles police spokesman said someone opened fire and killed another individual near an El Al ticket counter, then shot several other people before the gunman was killed by security personnel. Los Angeles police said the information they had was preliminary, with few details. The office of California Governor Gray Davis ( news, bio, voting record) reported the shootings occurred near the ticket counter of El Al, the Israeli airline. Five ambulances were sent to the LAX international terminal. A Los Angeles TV station, KCBS, says two people were killed, including the gunman.
Re: Breaking News: one killed at LA i'm at my office it just came over the wires especailly wanted anyone traveling to LAX to know. Unclear as of yet if this is a random lunatic attack or something more "planned" will update when more info becomes avail
Re: Breaking News: one killed at LA LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) ... "At this time, there's no reason to believe the incident is terrorist-related," said Lt. Horace Frank, an LAPD spokesman. Information is still sketchy and the investigation is still in its earliest stages, he said... Frank said 911 operators received the first call at approximately 11:30 a.m. (2:30 p.m. EDT), saying a suspect opened fire on an individual near the El Al counter. The suspect in turn was killed by El Al security personnel, but other "innocent bystanders" were shot and some were seriously wounded...
Re: Breaking News: one killed at LA I just heard there was a small plane that crashed into a 4th of July picnic crowd somewhere in California.
Re: Breaking News: one killed at LA Yes, 2 in plane dead, several injured on the ground, no fire (which is unusual)
Re: Breaking News: one killed at LA San Dimas Theme Park And the general manager of El Al says it was a terrorist at the airport
Re: Breaking News: one killed at LA CNN UPDATE: At least two others were wounded in the attack, which occurred about 11:30 a.m. (2:30 p.m. EDT) Another person suffered stab wounds, but it was unclear who carried out the act, authorities said. Los Angeles police spokesman Alex Baez said police were investigating the possibility that another attacker was involved.
Re: Breaking News: one killed at LA Thanks for the info Mark. I live in Southern CA. My ex-wife and I amicably share custody of our daughter. However, this is one weekend when I insisted that my daughter stay home with me. No getting on a plane to visit Mom. Best regards, Jim
Re: Breaking News: one killed at LA Glad to hear your daughter was not in the area. I'm sure her mom is relieved too. Regards, Mark LA
