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LAX shooting: What is the Los Angeles Airport Police Division?
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Nov 12, 2013
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LAX shooting: What is the Los Angeles Airport Police Division?
After the Nov. 1 shooting at LAX, many wondered, "What is the L.A. Airport Police Division? Where does it patrol? How long has it been operating?" We provide some answers.
A police officer with a K-9 unit at LAX after a shooting in a terminal on November 1st, 2013.
A police with a K-9 unit at LAX on November 1st, 2013.
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After the Nov. 1 shooting at LAX, many wondered, "What is the L.A. Airport Police Division? Where does it patrol? How long has it been operating?" We provide some answers.

It was airport police officers, not the LAPD, who stopped the gunman at LAX a week and a half ago. The suspect killed a Transportation Security Administration agent and wounded others, and it was the first time airport police handled a mass shooting.

KPCC's Erika Aguilar profiles the LAX Airport Police Division, and some of the unique challenges it faces.