A gunman opened fire this morning at Los Angeles International Airport, injuring at least three people and prompting a terminal evacuation and a ground stop at LAX.
Fox News was the first to report the news at 12:42pmET. CNN was next at 12:44pmET and MSNBC followed at 12:46pmET. For the first several minutes, both Fox and CNN focused on the terminal’s evacuation and “reports” of shots, while MSNBC’s Alex Wagner reported there was an “active shooter at Terminal 3,” sourcing a senior government official.
>More: ABC News’ David Muir anchored a special report starting at 1:05pmET. NBC and CBS both produced a special reports beginning at 1:13pmET. Lester Holt anchored for NBC and Jeff Glor anchored for CBS. Muir went on the air with a second special report at 1:52pmET.
>More: The business networks are also reporting on the shooting. CNBC and FBN both reported the news at 12:47pmET and Bloomberg TV was next at 12:55pmET.
>More: Shepard Smith has taken over anchoring FNC’s coverage from the Fox News Deck. Fox Sports reporter Bill Reiter, who was an eyewitness to the shooting, told Smith, “I called my wife to tell her goodbye, perhaps, and certainly tell her that I loved her and our kids. I think someone asked me to get off the phone and be quiet. People were screaming. A short time later, I don’t know how long — time sort of both sped up and slowed down — we pushed our way through an exit door, ran onto the tarmac.”
>More: NBC News is reporting that the TSA agent shot has died.
>More: ABC News’ Cecilia Vega is providing regular updates for Fusion from the ABC Los Angeles bureau.
>More: NBC News reports the gunman is dead.
>More: Jon Scott anchored a special report on the Fox Broadcast Network during the LAPD news conference.