‘Stampede’ Breaks Out After Gunfire at Dallas Love Field Airport, Suspect Shot by Police

Police said a 37-year-old woman opened fire at Dallas Love Field airport around 11 a.m. local time Monday.

Officers shot the suspect, who was taken to Parkland Hospital for treatment for wounds to her lower extremities. There were no other injuries.

Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia told reporters that the woman had been dropped off at the airport just before 11 a.m. and then went into a restroom in the terminal and changed clothes, KXAS-TV in Fort Worth, Texas, reported.

She then exited the restroom wearing a hoody and pulled out a handgun and started firing, he said.

“At this point we don’t know where exactly the individual was aiming, from what we are seeing she was aiming at the ceiling,” Garcia said. “There are several rounds that were found.”

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“No other individuals were injured in this event other than the suspect,” he said.

Judy Rawle was at the airport with her grandson when the suspect opened fire, she told KDFW-TV.

“We were at the counter checking in and I was trying to check in and we heard someone yelling. And we looked up and we saw her walking down with guns up,” she said.

“And after talking with someone else, she was upset because her husband had got fired from somewhere and she was gonna start shooting us. And then the police came in and apparently she’s been injured is what I was told,” Rawle added.

Jamie Landers of The Dallas Morning News tweeted, “Witnesses described a ‘stampede of people’ running throughout the airport after the gunfire. One said he was heading toward baggage claim when 5 or 6 TSA employees started yelling ‘shooter, run.’”

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Rockwell, Texas, Police Chief Max Geron was in the airport when the shooting occurred.

He tweeted afterward, “Just got evacuated out of Love Field after an apparent shooting. Family is safe. TSA did a great job.”

The Federal Aviation Administration suspended flight operations at Love Field following the shooting.

KXAS reported that all inbound flights were being held at their departure locations until 1:30 p.m. local time.

Randy DeSoto has written more than 2,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book “We Hold These Truths” and screenwriter of the political documentary “I Want Your Money.”

Birthplace

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Nationality

American

Honors/Awards

Graduated dean’s list from West Point

Education

United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law

Books Written

We Hold These Truths

Professional Memberships

Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars

Location

Phoenix, Arizona

Languages Spoken

English

Topics of Expertise

Politics, Entertainment, Faith



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