UPDATE: 2:33 p.m.
The AP reports that 3 people were shot at LAX on Nov. 1.
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Several people including a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent were shot Friday morning at the Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 3. CNN reports that the suspect was shot by law enforcement officials and has been taken into custody. However, the victims' conditions are unknown.
The LA Times has identified the shooter as a young white male who was carrying a rifle-type gun and walking calmly through Terminal 3.
Authorities say the incident occurred at a checkpoint at Terminal 3 at 9:30 a.m. local time. Afterward, law enforcement officers flooded the airport and terminals 2 and 3 were evacuated. The LAPD's West Bureau and South Bureau are in tactical alert. Century Boulevard has also been shut down while motorists are advised to avoid the area.
Tory Belleci of the television show Mythbusters tweeted: "Heard gun shots then everyone starting running for the door. Not sure if anyone was hurt. #LAX."
Another witness named Brian Keech said he heard "about a dozen gunshots" from inside the security gate at Terminal 3, according to The Associated Press.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said emergency crews have responded to a multi-patient incident.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for all flights that were scheduled to land at LAX, according to Dave Korzep, superintendent of airport operations for the Salt Lake Department of Airports. That means that any flight that has not yet left for Los Angeles will not be able to take off from its airport of origin.
Terminal 3 is the last terminal on the north side of the airport. Airlines that operate out of the terminal include Allegiant Air, Frontier, JetBlue, Spirit and Virgin America.
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