A gunman who killed a federal airport screener and wounded three others during a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport three years ago has agreed to plead guilty.
The Transportation Security Administration is recommending armed officers be posted at airport security checkpoints during peak hours. This follows a nationwide review in response to a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport by a 23-year-old New Jersey man last fall.
The congresswoman whose district includes Los Angeles International Airport says she is "shocked and dismayed" by new revelations of communication problems in the emergency response to last year's deadly shooting there.
The Transportation Security Administration is considering a policy change that would allow screeners to carry cellphones so they can quickly call for help in an emergency.
Minutes before a gunman opened fire in a Los Angeles International Airport terminal last fall, killing a security screener and wounding three others, the two armed officers assigned to the area left for breaks without informing dispatch as required.
The Pennsville man authorities say killed a TSA screener and wounded three other people during a rampage through the Los Angeles airport last month has pleaded not guilty on murder and other felony charges in a case that could bring the death penalty.
An unemployed motorcycle mechanic charged with killing a Transportation Security Administration officer and wounding three others during a rampage at Los Angeles International Airport last month is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old man from Pennsville charged in a deadly shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport has been released from a hospital and placed in federal custody, but it was unclear Tuesday when he'll make his first court appearance.
The suspect in a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport that left a Transportation Security Administration officer dead has been upgraded to fair condition on the same day a memorial service was held for the slain agent.