LAX struggles after false report of active shooter
08/29/2016 6:16 am PDT
via KTLA:
LOS ANGELES -- (KTLA) -- Los Angeles International Airport officials were working to resume normal operations Sunday night following a report of an active shooter that proved to be false but caused a traffic mess in the area and led to some delayed flights and some evacuations, authorities said.
The incident began just after 9 p.m. when police began investigating reports of an active shooter at LAX.
"Police searching LAX after reports. All precautions being taken to ensure safety of public. Remain calm," the Los Angeles Airport Police Department tweeted around 9:15 p.m.
A short time later, police confirmed no shots had been fired.
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