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Airbubba
21st Mar 2015, 02:42
Chaos erupted at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Friday night when a man reportedly stabbed at least two people at a security checkpoint before police shot and killed him, according to reports from the scene.
The attacker, identified as 63-year-old taxi driver Richard White, sprayed a TSA agent with wasp spray and was shot three times by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputy, police said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/machete-airport-attack-injures-new-orleans-article-1.2157587
Airbubba
21st Mar 2015, 02:52
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Man shot after attacking TSA agent with machete at Armstrong Int'l Airport
Sheriff: 63-year-old 'non-responsive' after shooting
UPDATED 9:30 PM CDT Mar 20, 2015
Airport shooting
KENNER, La. —Shots were fired Friday night inside Armstrong International Airport, prompting a massive police response.
Multiple witnesses told WDSU they saw dozens of vehicles speeding to the airport following the incident, which happened about 8 p.m. in Concourse B.
One person said authorities had essentially locked down the airport, preventing those inside from leaving.
A journalist for the Boston Globe was among those who saw what happened. She tweeted: Just witnessed craziest thing: dead body at #NewOrleans airport. Man stabbed 2 pple at security line shot by police.
She then posted a photo of a man lying face down on the ground, surrounded by officers.
Moments later, she tweeted: They began taking him out on a stretcher.
A spokesperson for Jefferson Parish told WDSU reporter Gina Swanson it was not known how many people were involved.
About an hour and 15 minutes after the shooting, Sheriff Newell Normand identified the man involved at Richard White, 63, of Kenner.
Normand said White sprayed a TSA officer with a can of wasp spray, breached a security checkpoint and sprayed a second TSA agent in the face, then struck another agent with a machete. That officer defended himself by using a piece of luggage.
A chase ensued, with White pursuing that agent. The officer called for assistance, and another officer fired three times, striking White in the chest, the thigh and the face.
A bystander suffered a graze wound to the arm. Normand said a few others sustained minor wounds in the chaos.
White was taken to a hospital and was unresponsive.
The TSA officer attacked with the machete was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Normand said White had no significant criminal history and has worked as a taxi driver in New Orleans.
"We don't know what the motivation is," Normand said. "It is still early. We're still running that out to try to determine anything about this particular individual."
Detectives were still interviewing witnesses, Normand added.
Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni said he was notified of the situation at 8:05 p.m. and he went to the airport, where he saw a "great response" by federal and local agencies.
He said local law enforcement had recently participated in an "active shooter" exercise to prepare for events like this.
WDSU reporter Travers Mackel spoke with two former New Orleans Saints players -- Robert Meachem and Lance Moore -- who were at the airport when the shooting happened. The two men described the situation as "wild."
Man shot after attacking TSA agent with machete at Armstrong Int'l Airport | New Orleans - WDSU Home (http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/shots-fired-inside-armstrong-intl-airport/31934632)
Flash2001
21st Mar 2015, 13:35
It seems 3 rounds, 3 hits. Well done the deputy!
After an excellent landing etc...
skyhighfallguy
21st Mar 2015, 14:38
some reports differ about status of attacker, so update yourself as you can
Perhaps a mentally ill person thought you could kill big flying things with a can of wasp spray, and this attacker lived only 1 mile from airport. Maybe a confused mind thought he could stop those big flying things (airplanes) with wasp spray.
con-pilot
22nd Mar 2015, 18:20
The attacker, White, has died of his injuries, so we may never know why he did this.
That lady Sheriff’s deputy is a damn good shot under pressure. Well done, three shots, three hits on the subject.
Yes,but she unfortunately also hit one of the TSA ladies in her upper arm.Hopefully the injury is not too serious.
misd-agin
23rd Mar 2015, 11:53
Reported as a grazing wound.
Think of Monty Python "oh, that's just a flesh wound."