Paul Ciancia, the alleged LAX airport shooter, has been charged with murder and may face the death penalty.
Authorities say Paul Ciancia, 23, pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles Airport, killing a security officer and wounding others. Source: AP
US PROSECUTORS have filed a murder charge against the suspected gunman in the deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, and he could face the death penalty.
Authorities arrested 23-year-old Paul Ciancia after the attack in which federal security officer Gerardo Hernandez, 39, was killed.
Five other people were wounded, including two other federal security officers.
Ciancia has also been charged with commission of violence at an international airport.
He was shot four times by airport police and remained in hospital on Saturday, but there was no word on his condition. He was wounded in the mouth and the leg, authorities said.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is planning to review its security policies in the wake of the shooting but administrator John Pistole did not say if that meant arming officers.
Transportation Security Administration officer Gerardo Hernandez was shot dead during the rampage. Source: AP
It's not clear why he targeted the agency, but a note found in his duffel bag suggested the 23-year-old unemployed motorcycle mechanic was willing to kill almost any airport security officer he could confront with his AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
``Black, white, yellow, brown, I don't discriminate,'' the note read, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation but speaking on condition of anonymity.
The note also mentioned "fiat currency'' and ``NWO,'' possible references to the New World Order, a conspiracy theory that foresees a totalitarian one-world government.
Ana Hernandez, wife of Gerardo Hernandez, during a press conference in Porter Ranch, California. Source: AP
New Jersey police called LA police who sent a patrol car to Ciancia's apartment. There, two roommates said they had seen him a day earlier and he appeared to be fine.
By that time, gunfire was already breaking out at the airport, prompting passengers to drop to the floor or run for their lives.
Ciancia had walked into the airport, pulled the rifle from his bag and began firing at TSA officers.
Travelers are screened by TSA agents after Terminal 3 was re-opened a day after the shooting. Source: AFP
"He looked at me and asked, 'TSA?' I shook my head no, and he continued on down toward the gate. He had his gun at the ready and, but for the grace of God, I am here to tell about it,'' Saryan said.
Airport officials said Terminal 3 was open again as of early Saturday afternoon after a prolonged shutdown that was particularly troublesome for those hoping to head to the East Coast or across the Pacific Ocean, including hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders.
About 1550 flights with 167,000 passengers were affected, airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said in a statement on Saturday.
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