A woman allegedly fired several gunshots into the air at Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas on Monday before police shot her and took her into custody, Dallas Police said.
The incident began at about 11 a.m. when a 37-year-old woman arrived at the airport and went inside near the ticket counters, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said. She went to the bathroom and then exited wearing a hoodie, pulled out a handgun and began shooting, apparently aiming at the ceiling, he said.An officer on scene shot her in a lower extremity and she was taken into custody and is in the hospital. No one else was injured, Garcia said.
"We're just told there was a shooter and we are going to need to stay outside for a bit," Loewinsohn said.Johnny Mojica told CNN he was waiting for a flight at Gate 12 when he saw people running."A group of people were running and shouting 'run,' and those who were sitting down took cover near the end of our seats," he told CNN.He said that"everything is calm and safe inside the airport.
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