1 of 3 | A passenger embraces a TSA screener at Terminal 3 after it was reopened on November 2, 2013. The airport closed yesterday after. the reported gunman, Paul Anthony Ciancia, walked into Terminal 3 around 9:20 a.m. Friday, pulled out an assault rifle -- believed to be an AR-15 assault rifle -- and began shooting, said Patrick Gannon, chief of the Airport Police Department. TSA officer Gerardo I. Hernandez, 39, was killed as he was gunned down inside the terminal. UPI/Jim Ruymen |
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Passengers who abandoned luggage when they ran for safety Friday morning were told they would be able to retrieve their belongings before the end of the day.
Nancy Castles, an LAX spokeswoman, said 724 arriving flights were canceled, delayed or diverted to other airports, while 826 departures were affected. A total of more than 167,000 passengers were inconvenienced.
Passengers were warned Saturday to expect delays at the airport. The chaos in Los Angeles Friday disrupted flights across the country.
The alleged gunman, Paul Ciancia, 23, was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday. He allegedly killed Geraldo Hernandez, the first TSA officer to die in the line of duty, and wounded several other people, including two TSA officers.