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Nov 1, 2013
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BREAKING: Shooting at LAX
Flights have been grounded at the Los Angeles International Airport after a gunman officials said was armed with a high-powered rifle fired shots.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23:  Travelers are stopped at a security check point at Los Angeles International Airport on November 23, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Orbitz named LAX as the nation's busiest airport for 2011 Thanksgiving travel.  (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Travelers are stopped at a security check point at Los Angeles International Airport on November 23, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Orbitz named LAX as the nation's busiest airport for 2011 Thanksgiving travel. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Flights have been grounded at the Los Angeles International Airport after a gunman officials said was armed with a high-powered rifle fired shots.

A Transportation Security Administration officer was killed after a gunman armed with a high-powered rifle opened fire at the Los Angeles International Airport this morning around 10 AM. Several others are reported to be wounded. 

Flights have been grounded and traffic is stopped in and around LAX.

LAPD officials confirmed around 10:30 that the suspect was in custody, there is no known motive for the shooting. 

Click here for more of KPCC's coverage of the LAX shooting

Guests:
Ben Bergman, KPCC reporter

Brian Watt, KPCC reporter

Mark Duell, Vice President of Operations, Flight Aware

Corey Moore, KPCC reporter

Velva Roland, Eyewitness

Todd Freedman, Eyewitness

Erroll Southers, Adjunct Professor of Homeland Security and Public Policy Associate Director, Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), University of Southern California

Glenn Winn, Aviation Security Consultant with 35 years experience in Airline Security; Instructor, University of Southern California

Brian Michael Jenkins, Terrorism Expert and Senior Advisor to the President of the Rand Corporation

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