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The shooting
victim, Michael Winchester, 52, was the father of football
player James Winchester, a long snapper for the Kansas City
Chiefs.
The shooting appeared to have been premeditated, Oklahoma City
Police Captain Paco Balderrama told a news conference, but
authorities did not disclose a motive and said the suspect has
not yet been positively identified.
The shooting occurred in a parking lot at Will Rogers World
Airport around 1 p.m., Balderrama said.
He said the suspect was found dead inside his truck in an
airport parking garage.
Ken Sarnoff, the agent for James Winchester, announced the death
of the player's father in a Twitter posting.
"Our love and support is with James and the entire Winchester
family," the Kansas City Chiefs said in a statement released
later.
Will Rogers World Airport officials said on Twitter that the
airport was "slowly resuming" operations. Airport spokeswoman
Karen Carney said about 25 flights were canceled on Tuesday.
Most of the cancellations were from Southwest, which said it had
canceled all inbound and outbound flights for the remainder of
the day, Carney said.
Police armed with rifles swept through the airport parking lot
in their search. Police said they expected the airport to be
fully operational by Wednesday.
Balderrama said travelers who had to remain on airport property
as police searched the area were being allowed to leave by
Tuesday evening.
The airport is the main commercial air hub for Oklahoma City and
services an average of 150 flights a day, the airport said.
"We extend our heartfelt sympathies and support to his family
and Southwest co-workers at this time," Southwest said in a
statement.
(Reporting by Heide Brandes in Oklahoma City; Additional
reporting by Jon Herskovitz and Curtis Skinner; Editing by
Leslie Adler)
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