A man wielding a machete and a can of wasp spray entered Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport today and was shot by an officer as he threatened agents near a checkpoint, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.
The FBI responded to the scene along with local law enforcement, an FBI spokesman said. The man with the machete was identified as Richard White, a taxi driver, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said in a press conference tonight.
The TSA agent fired three shots, one of which grazed a bystander. Two other people received minor injuries fleeing the scene. The suspect had wounds to his chest, face and thigh, officials said. A TSA officer was sprayed in the face with the wasp repellent.
“At approximately 8:00 p.m. CDT, a female Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSO) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was assaulted in the public area outside of Checkpoint B. The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries,” the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.
Police said they know of no connection between the suspect and anyone else at the airport and did not believe he was a traveller.
Flights from the affected concours were redirected to other terminals and operations continued except at Concourse B, which was closed for the investigation.
An officer said the suspect has been taken away from the scene, and would not comment on that person's condition.
This is a developing story. Check back for more details.
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PHOTO: A photo posted to Twitter on March 20, 2015 shows the aftermath of an incident at New Orleans Airport.
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