# Shooting at LAX **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395 "2002-07-04T19:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VenusGirlTrap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/58956e/32.png) [@VenusGirlTrap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusGirlTrap)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/1 "2002-07-04T19:16:10Z")
It happened at an Israeli ticket counter. Not much news on the internet, but local LA news stations have live coverage. 2 people dead. The police shot the first suspect and are now looking for a second suspect. The entire upper level and loop around terminal 1 is shut down. The Tom Bradley terminal is also shut down. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/2 "2002-07-04T19:30:52Z")
[BBC news link](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_2095000/2095537.stm). ---
**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/3 "2002-07-04T19:41:07Z")
Didn’t hear anything about a second suspect. ---
**Author:** ![VenusGirlTrap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/58956e/32.png) [@VenusGirlTrap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusGirlTrap)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/4 "2002-07-04T19:44:29Z")
Yea, I heard that at first and now they’ve stopped saying that. I really don’t know. Unfortunatly my family from Germany is flying in at 6:30. I have no idea what flgith or anything. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/5 "2002-07-04T19:51:56Z")
The shooter was using some sort of automatic weapon, and was taken down by El Al security. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/6 "2002-07-04T19:53:46Z")
Now they ARE saying there’s a second suspect they’re looking for. They have a description of him, and apparently even know who he is, but haven’t released a name yet. ---
**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/7 "2002-07-04T20:07:13Z")
Still nothing on FOX News live, CNN, or MSNBC about a second shooter. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/8 "2002-07-04T20:09:41Z")
MSNBC is saying 4 shot, 2 killed, and “some reports that there was more than one gunman” which is why they’ve evacuated LAX. And now a small plane has crashed into a crowd in San Dimas outside the Raging Waters theme park, 6 people in critical condition. (This just broke on MSNBC.) Probably unrelated of course. But still fucked up. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/9 "2002-07-04T20:24:51Z")
Not to mention in Germany and in the Central African Republic. Isn´t that an awful lot for one week?! :eek:☹ ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/10 "2002-07-04T20:41:57Z")
My sister I haven’t seen in 8 years is flying up from LA today. I can only\* hope\* she had already left by the time all this shit came down. Cripes, she’ll probably not want to leave here to go home. ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/11 "2002-07-04T20:56:10Z")
For what it’s worth, the [Jerusalem Post](http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/Full&cid=1025787705007) is now reporting that only the gunman was killed. Haven’t heard this anywhere else, though. ---
**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/12 "2002-07-04T21:02:39Z")
3 dead (including gunman), 3 wounded. News conference from FBI, LAPD, etc “shortly”. FOX LA news is still doing live coverage. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/13 "2002-07-04T21:04:14Z")
According to the L.A. NBC affiliate, the governor’s office is reporting 3 fatalities (a victim, the shooter… and someone else?). In re to the plane crash, there is one fatality confirmed. That’s it. I’m staying home for the rest of the day, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/14 "2002-07-04T21:10:48Z")
**bernse** : The Tom Bradley (international) terminal is closed. Departing flights will be delayed. Arriving flights will continue to land at LAX and the passengers will be transported to a different terminal. All other terminals are open. I don’t know if Air Canada or other flights going to Canada use the other terminals, but if they do then they should depart more-or-less on time. **JavaMaven1** : I was going to drive to the South Bay this afternoon. Sounds like I’ll be better off on the bike. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/15 "2002-07-04T21:39:51Z")
And now the mayor is trying to further his agenda. I just love a politician who knows when to make use of a situation. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/16 "2002-07-04T21:41:47Z")
From all that I’ve now seen, it has ‘coincidence’ written all over it. A lone gunman and a mechanical accident seem to be the respectable causes. But we’ll have to wait and see. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/17 "2002-07-04T21:56:13Z")
Nothing about a second gunman on any national news reports. The guys at the news conference were talking like they’re pretty sure that it was an isolated incident. I heard a report that the gunman was shouting something about losing his job, which suggests that maybe he was an ex-El Al employee. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/18 "2002-07-04T22:03:23Z")
Holy Moly. My girlfriend is flying back to LAX tomorrow from SF - so via a different terminal. And I’ve used that Tom Bradley terminal myself a few times as well. Lots of security checks and national guard around the El Al area. Weird, that someone with an automatic weapon could even _get_ that far. ---
**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax/117395/19 "2002-07-04T22:12:33Z")
Apparently the suspect was armed only with a pistol and a knife. The casualties are as follow: Suspect killed one woman in '20s, one man in '40s, stabbed a man in the back, pistol whipped another man, and shot and wounded another woman. Cite: [http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/07/04/la.airport.shooting/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/07/04/la.airport.shooting/index.html)