James Franco was at LAX Friday morning when a shooter opened fire on a crowd at the airport.
The actor posted what appeared to be a concerned-looking selfie inside a plane with this message: "At #lax Some s** tbag shot up the place."
Franco wasn't the only celebrity tweeting about the shooting at the Los Angeles airport on Friday. "Mythbusters" stars Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara live-tweeted from the scene, posting about gunshot sounds and the way LAX security herded travelers through the airport to more secure locations.
Singer Nick Jonas also tweeted from an arriving plane at LAX, telling his fans that the shooting took place in the very terminal he was supposed to emerge from.
Landed at LAX at to the news that there was a shooting in the terminal my plane was supposed to deplane at.
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) November 1, 2013
In the slideshow below, find photos of the LAX investigation scene as well as pictures posted to social media by other travelers.
To see the latest on the LAX shooting investigation, check out the liveblog below.
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Responders Escort Possible Shooting Victim From Scene (GRAPHIC)
Dramatic footage filmed from a KCBS news helicopter shows responders escorting a possible shooting victim to an ambulance in a wheelchair around 9:55 a.m. local time. The victim appears to be a white male dressed in a TSA uniform, and may have suffered a chest injury. KCBS could not confirm the nature or extent of the injury.
--Andres Jauregui and Oliver Noble
Heightened Security At D.C.-Area Airports
Officials have increased security measures at airports near Washington, D.C., including Reagan National and Dulles International, according to the Washington Post.
Traffic Jams Outside Airport
HuffPost LA reports:
Due to a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport Friday morning, all exits to LAX from the 105 and 405 freeways are closed, according to the California Highway Patrol.Motorists are advised to avoid all streets and freeways near the airport, as they are extremely congested. Century Boulevard is closed from Sepulveda to Aviation. The Metro Green Line service is not affected. For live traffic updates, check CHP's Twitter.
Read more here.
Passengers Escorted Out Of Airport
Suspect 'Pulled An Assault Rifle Out Of A Bag And Began Shooting'
Patrick Gannon, chief of airport police at LA International Airport, described in a press conference how the suspect entered Terminal 3 carrying a weapon.
"Around 9:20 this morning, an individual came into Terminal 3 of this airport, pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire in the terminal," Gannon said. "He proceeded up into the screening area and continued shooting, and went past the screeners back into the airport itself."
Gannon said that officers "tracked the individual through the airport and engaged him in gunfire in Terminal 3."
Gannon also told reporters that members of his staff said a training they completed earlier this week to prepare for similar situations was "critical" to how officers responded today.
Police believe that the shooter acted alone, he said.
-- Steven Hoffer
TSA Union Confirms Agent Was Killed: AP
MORE: An American Federation of Government Employees spokesman confirmed the TSA officer was killed: http://t.co/aA0DIVeHr5 -RAS
— The Associated Press (@AP) 4 years ago
LAPD Says Multiple People Injured
Today at 9:30 am a single shooter in LAX around terminal 3 area started shooting. Multiple victims were injuried.... http://t.co/BUxmtHlKjJ
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) 3 years ago
TSA Agent Reportedly Killed
The Los Angeles Times and NBC News have reported that a TSA agent was killed in the shooting.
LAPD Responds To Shooting
The LAPD headquarters posted a statement to its Facebook page in response to the shooting:
Today at 9:30 am a single shooter in LAX around terminal 3 area started shooting. Multiple victims were injuried. LAX PD engaged the suspect. Suspect was taken into custody. For precautionary reasons terminal 3 and surrounding areas will be swept.
'We Were Trapped'
Tory Belleci of the Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters" show said he was on his way to Philadelphia when the shooting happened.
"I was in Terminal 3 when we heard the shots," he told HuffPost. "At first it didn't register. Then, everybody started panicking and running. We ran toward the terminal, but the gate was locked. We were trapped. It felt like an eternity.
"We heard the shots coming from the elevator. One person near me said the shooting happened in the common area.
"Finally, security opened the door and we ran out on the tarmac. And people were just running everywhere. It was crazy. People were looking for something solid to hide behind, something a bullet wouldn't pass through.
"I was near one woman who was separated from her mother, who was in a wheelchair. She was frantic."
Belleci was on his was to Philadelphia for a Pumpkin Chuckin' competition.
-- Buck Wolf
Photos Capture Chaotic Aftermath Of LAX Shooting
Click here to see photos NBC Los Angeles and others posted to social media showing the chaos of the morning's events.
Freeways Closing
UPDATE: all exits to @LAX_Official from the 105 and 405 freeways are now closed or in the process of closing. Avoid area.
— CHP Southern Div. (@CHPsouthern) 4 years ago
TSA Union Leader Responds To Shooting
J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, issued a statement on the shooting:
“We are sickened by reports of today’s shooting at the Los Angeles International Airport," he said. "Our sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to the passengers and Transportation Security Officers killed or injured in this heinous act. Thank you to all of our brave TSOs who put their lives on the line every day to keep the flying public safe. AFGE is monitoring the situation along with TSA management.”
-- Michael McAuliff
More Details From The Terminal
The Los Angeles Times has a map of LAX's Terminal 3, where the shooting occurred.
From the Times' liveblog:
Brian Adamick, 43, said he was getting ready to fly to Chicago for his brother’s wedding and was boarding a Spirit Airlines flight at Gate 32 in Terminal 3....A few minutes after he got outside, he said buses showed up to help evacuate passengers. He saw a wounded TSA agent board one of the buses. The man’s ankle was bloody: “it looked like it was straight out of the movies,” Adamick said. The man, told him, “I got shot, I’m fine.” He told passengers not to worry about him and that he had been shot before, Adamick said.
LAX Airport Says Suspect In Custody
Suspect is now in custody. Multiple victims. Press conference at 11:30 am at Sepulveda Blvd/Century Blvd w/ Airport Police & LAPD Chiefs
— LAX Airport (@LAX_Official) 4 years ago
Triage Outside LAX
#breaking Triage area setup outside LAX
PHOTO: http://t.co/8LyQb9sNFn
— Tara Wallis (@tarawallis) 4 years ago
LAX Airport Confirms
Airport officials confirm police incident began at 9:30 a.m. @ Terminal 3 at LAX. More info to come.
— LAX Airport (@LAX_Official) 4 years ago
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