{"id":226388,"date":"2022-08-14T08:42:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T13:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=226388"},"modified":"2022-08-15T11:14:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T16:14:26","slug":"false-shooter-report-causes-panic-at-las-vegas-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/false-shooter-report-causes-panic-at-las-vegas-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Airport False Shooter Report Causes Panic, Grounds Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mass panic erupted over an active shooter at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas at 4:30 a.m. Sunday. There was no shooter, only a loud noise in Terminal 1 caused by someone taken into police custody.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226389\" data-style=\"width: 1153px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226389 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/airport-kunr-dot-org.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Reid International Airport Las Vegas sign\" width=\"1153\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/airport-kunr-dot-org.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/airport-kunr-dot-org-858x529.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/airport-kunr-dot-org-430x265.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1153px) 100vw, 1153px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-226389\"class=\"text-description\">A sign greets travelers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, above. The airport was the scene of a panic on Sunday morning over a false report of an active shooter. (Image: Harry Reid International Airport)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nevertheless, hundreds of travelers ran for their lives through exits and TSA checkpoints. This caused flights to be grounded, as the terminal was shut down and cleared. No major injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>According to a tweet from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the noise was created by &#8220;an unruly subject&#8221; who was taken into custody. Police did not say what, if any, charges they faced.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dramatic videos posted by Twitter users showed terrified passengers running from the gates toward exits. Other reports said hundreds abandoned their bags and rushed toward TSA checkpoints, where security did not stop them, and toward the gates.<\/p>\n<p>The airport\u2019s Tweeted a note about the false alarm at 6 am this morning. They later tweeted that travelers should &#8220;expect delays&#8221; as all passengers were cleared from the terminal and re-screened at security checkpoints. As of 9:30 a.m., Flightaware.com reported that 111 flights had been delayed and 26 more canceled due to the airport chaos.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FALSE ALARM: There is no threat at the airport. A loud noise has caused panic at Harry Reid International Airport this morning, and created a security incident. We appreciate the patience of those traveling today as operations are in the process of returning to normal.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harry Reid International Airport (@LASairport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LASairport\/status\/1558800306586038272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<h2>Social Upheaval<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Panic over the initial loud noise was amplified by dozens of social media posts appearing to confirm the false rumor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m at the Las Vegas Airport. All flights stopped. Active shooter at TSA,&#8221; Joe Hall tweeted at 4:50 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Many others took to social media to post their reactions and experience, both before and after the false alarm was announced.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>Supposedly a shooter at the b gate at Las Vegas airport. I&#8217;m safe. No idea what is going on. We all rushed through TSA,&#8221;<\/strong> user outkastz tweeted at 5:15 a.m.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">&#8220;The active <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">shooter<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> situation at Las <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Vegas<\/span> <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">airport<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> this morning has been harrowing and terrifying,&#8221; tweeted user Jesa Belle at 6:20 a.m. &#8220;Everyone now sent out of the <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">airport<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> to re-check in.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Airport Panics Now a Thing<\/h2>\n<p>Airport shooting panics are becoming an unfortunate feature of modern existence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A similar panic erupted at Harry Reid in April 2022 after several loud bangs were caused by a vaping device that overheated and exploded while being charged in a terminal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In April, dozens fled Boston Logan Airport in a panic over a suspicious package that turned out to be a Playstation video game console.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mass panic erupted over an active shooter at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas at 4:30 a.m. Sunday. There was no shooter, only a loud noise in Terminal 1 caused by someone taken into police custody. Nevertheless, hundreds of travelers ran for their lives through exits and TSA checkpoints. This caused flights to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":226389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886],"tags":[82325,23,24],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Las Vegas Airport False Shooter Report Causes Panic, Grounds Flights - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mass panic erupted over an active shooter at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas at 4:30 a.m. Sunday. 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