Los Angeles International Airport was evacuated Sunday night in reaction to unconfirmed reports of shots fired. Passengers at the airport posted photos and videos of the reaction to the terror scare.
Terminals 1,5,7,8 lockdown at LAX @CBSLA I'm terminal 5 @Delta our pilot says ramps shutdown but has no other information.
— Dana Jacobson (@danajacobson) August 29, 2016
“Terminals 1,5,7,8 lockdown at LAX @CBSLA I’m terminal 5 @Delta our pilot says ramps shutdown but has no other information.”
Safely evacuated from #LAX United Club. sheltered and blocked doors. 10 cops with assault rifles escorted us out pic.twitter.com/EVL1O8MzpO
— Corey Rosenbusch (@CoreyRosenbusch) August 29, 2016
“Safely evacuated from #LAX United Club. sheltered and blocked doors. 10 cops with assault rifles escorted us out”
Hundreds evacuating onto runway currently at #LAX pic.twitter.com/SUKgMPtreB
— Ross Greenberg (@Rossegreenberg) August 29, 2016
“Hundreds evacuating onto runway currently at #LAX”
LAX going off. pic.twitter.com/8hO7lqL5HG
— sam macon (@sayczars) August 29, 2016
“LAX going off.”
https://twitter.com/MrScottReynolds/status/770112009480331268
“At LAX with an active shooter.. My wife and I dropped our bags and ran as fast as we could out of the terminal”
Airport police posted two statements:
Reports of active shooter at LAX unconfirmed. Police investigating @flyLAXairport pic.twitter.com/NYpjoN54tV
— LA Airport PD (@LAAirportPD) August 29, 2016
“Reports of active shooter at LAX unconfirmed. Police investigating @flyLAXairport”
Police searching LAX after reports. All precautions being taken to ensure safety of public. Remain calm. Thank you for your cooperation
— LA Airport PD (@LAAirportPD) August 29, 2016
“Police searching LAX after reports. All precautions being taken to ensure safety of public. Remain calm. Thank you for your cooperation”
UPDATES:
Report of shooting at LAX proven to be LOUD NOISES only No Shots Fired No Injuries investigation continues to locate source
— Andy Neiman (@LAPDNeiman) August 29, 2016
“Report of shooting at LAX proven to be LOUD NOISES only No Shots Fired No Injuries investigation continues to locate source”
Passing emergency responders on our way back into the terminal. TSA keeps the crowd moving #lax pic.twitter.com/NXV4uhi26X
— Craig Reck (@CraigReckNews) August 29, 2016
“Passing emergency responders on our way back into the terminal. TSA keeps the crowd moving #lax”
People looking for each other and any bags left behind in the confusion. Everyone waiting on directions #lax pic.twitter.com/rV0Sa1UdMk
— Craig Reck (@CraigReckNews) August 29, 2016
“People looking for each other and any bags left behind in the confusion. Everyone waiting on directions #lax”
Everyone moving past security. If we're all going to be screened before flights leave, this could be a long night pic.twitter.com/JsYXLYUR0I
— Craig Reck (@CraigReckNews) August 29, 2016
“Everyone moving past security. If we’re all going to be screened before flights leave, this could be a long night”
NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt got caught up in the terror scare.
Arriving at LAX off flight when people started pouring out of term 4 onto Tarmac. Security said "shots fired. Run!" Now in vehicle on taxiwy
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) August 29, 2016
“Arriving at LAX off flight when people started pouring out of term 4 onto Tarmac. Security said “shots fired. Run!” Now in vehicle on taxiwy”
Witness tells me she heard "pops" in lax term 4. Others say they just heard "run!" Those evacuated to Tarmac just allowed back in.
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) August 29, 2016
“Witness tells me she heard “pops” in lax term 4. Others say they just heard “run!” Those evacuated to Tarmac just allowed back in.”
Safely off the LAX Tarmac. PD search of terminals yields no confirm of shots fired. I heard "run" as crowd ran toward us but no shots.
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) August 29, 2016
“Safely off the LAX Tarmac. PD search of terminals yields no confirm of shots fired. I heard “run” as crowd ran toward us but no shots.”
https://twitter.com/CaitlinFrazier/status/770126279521828864
“Yay! All clear at #lax”