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| Oklahoma airport shooter found dead, lockdown being lifted | |
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| One person was shot and killed at Will Rogers Airport (OKC) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the suspect has been found dead in a vehicle, police say. All flights out of the airport had been halted and inbound flights diverted. | |
| Oklahoma City Police confirmed Tuesday evening that the suspect was deceased and found in a vehicle, but they did not release a name. | |
| Police identified the deceased victim as Michael Winchester, a Southwest Airlines employee. Winchester, 52, died in the hospital after being reported in critical condition. Carey Murdock of WWLS reported that Winchester had been a punter for the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team and was the father of James Winchester, a former Sooner and current player for the Kansas City Chiefs. | |
| Police also said they would be corralling travelers from inside the airport to SW 67th and Terminal Drive. | Police also said they would be corralling travelers from inside the airport to SW 67th and Terminal Drive. |
| Shots were fired in the parking lot area of the airport, said Captain Paco Balderrama of the OKCPD. He confirmed that one person was shot. | |
| By 3:25pm local time, the police confirmed that the victim had died. The person was only identified as a 52-year-old Southwest Airlines employee. | By 3:25pm local time, the police confirmed that the victim had died. The person was only identified as a 52-year-old Southwest Airlines employee. |
| The airport said the shooting took place in the parking area outside the terminal. | The airport said the shooting took place in the parking area outside the terminal. |
| An FBI SWAT team was reported on the scene, and a bomb squad was called to examine a vehicle belonging to the possible suspect. | An FBI SWAT team was reported on the scene, and a bomb squad was called to examine a vehicle belonging to the possible suspect. |
| Flights to OKC are diverting to other airports or turning back. | Flights to OKC are diverting to other airports or turning back. |
| Passengers on one United Airlines flight that had landed are reportedly being allowed to disembark, but the airport remained on lockdown as the search for the suspect continued. | |
| According to one KFOR reporter on the scene, police discovered a "sniper's nest" in the airport's parking garage. | |
| Around 3:10pm local time, the police started letting vehicles leave the lockdown area, one by one. | Around 3:10pm local time, the police started letting vehicles leave the lockdown area, one by one. |
| All Southwest flights in and out of the airport have been canceled until 6:00pm local time (midnight GMT). | All Southwest flights in and out of the airport have been canceled until 6:00pm local time (midnight GMT). |
| The only plane allowed to land at the airport during the lockdown was a Department of Justice prison transport. | The only plane allowed to land at the airport during the lockdown was a Department of Justice prison transport. |
| Will Rogers World Airport is located about six miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Oklahoma City, and handles almost four-million passengers a year. A third of the flights to and from the airport are operated by Southwest. | Will Rogers World Airport is located about six miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Oklahoma City, and handles almost four-million passengers a year. A third of the flights to and from the airport are operated by Southwest. |