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 No flight schedules had been affected by the shooting inside the
bathroom near gate C10, where the security checkpoint will be closed
until Saturday morning, airport spokesman David Magana said.
The shooting around 5 p.m. local time (CST) involved one of two
officers from the Tulsa County Sheriff's Department in Oklahoma who
were escorting a prisoner through the airport, Magana said.
The officer fired his weapon twice during the scuffle, and the
inmate was shot once in the hand, Magana said.
"The suspect then fled the restroom and ran from the departure area
of the terminal to the public side, a distance of about 100 feet
before being apprehended by the Tulsa County officers near the C-10
checkpoint," Magana said.
Both the inmate and the officer were transported to Parkland
Hospital in Dallas by ambulance, Magana said. No other injuries were
reported.
No information was released about any injuries the officer sustained
or the condition of either man.
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Several arriving flights were rerouted to other gates, but departing
flights were not affected, Magana said.
(Reporting by Karen Brooks in Austin, Texas; Editing by Ken Wills)
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