@Becky_SAP @MichaelSkolnik What is going on there?
— Lincoln Stephens (@LincolnSteffens) March 21, 2015
Tonight, a man wielding a machete allegedly attacked TSA agents at Louis Armstrong airport in New Orleans. Amid the chaos, one eyewitness captured incredible video and photos live during the incident. She was in the B concourse as agents and cops fired at the assailant.
https://twitter.com/Becky_SAP/status/579087394483261440
https://twitter.com/Becky_SAP/status/579088060148674560
https://twitter.com/Becky_SAP/status/579088143787274240
https://twitter.com/Becky_SAP/status/579088517029986304
https://twitter.com/Becky_SAP/status/579099562423361536
https://twitter.com/Becky_SAP/status/579102403422658560
https://twitter.com/Becky_SAP/status/579099562423361536
https://twitter.com/Becky_SAP/status/579116220982505472
Indeed. Prayers to all the injured and Godspeed to travelers, airport workers, and first responders.
More on the attack and the investigation:
They began taking him out on a stretcher pic.twitter.com/bW4Vn8j2IO
— Farah Stockman (@fstockman) March 21, 2015
#breaking #wwltv The suspect, Richard White, 63, was taken to the hospital & was last reported as 'unresponsive,' Sheriff says.
— Jaclyn Kelley (@JKelleyTV) March 21, 2015
Agents inside the home of 63 yr old man who attacked New Orleans airport TSA agent with a machete pic.twitter.com/VnIzR8lIGi
— wynton yates (@WyntonYates) March 21, 2015
UPDATE: Officials: Machete-wielding suspect shot at NOLA airport; several people injured: http://t.co/k8PHSBUFLO http://t.co/a2yI5te926
— ABC News (@ABC) March 21, 2015
UPDATE: Machete-wielding man who slashed at TSA agents shot by officer
http://t.co/0o4ZDdmZQ9 pic.twitter.com/Ucv2dQu02e— WWL-TV (@WWLTV) March 21, 2015
Another eyewitness, Boston Globe writer Farah Stockman, was there and also posted gripping photos and observations.
https://twitter.com/fstockman/status/579090197440126977
People had heard gunshots. Everyone was hiding behind chairs and in doorways. Made our way to exit. Body was lying in a pool of blood.
— Farah Stockman (@fstockman) March 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/579123978637172738