Investigators he acted alone. Abc news learned his unsuspecting roommate dropped him off at l. A. X. Thinking he had a flight to get. Thea made s decision to kill multiple tsa employees. Tonight his friends are speaking out. He was shy guy. He kept to himself. He was always Walking Around by himself. Didnt really talk to anybody at all. He was a really nice guy. A bit loner and introverted, but nothing i would ever, ever expect him to do Something Like this. Ciancia was a student at the tech anything cal Institute Technical institute in florida. They say once in the airport ciancia pulled an Assault Rifle and began firing killing tsa agent Gerardo Hernandez and wounding three others. You can keep up with the developments on the l. A. X. Shooting with the abc7 news mobile app. Download it for free. The airport in birmingham, alabama is back open after a bomb threat. An employee found a note that indicated a bomb had been planted in the airport. Police searched, but they found nothing. W
Cornell bernard talked to man who said he feared for his life when the officer was quick to pull a gun on him as well. He joins us live from santa rosa. Reporter Jeff Westbrook says he, too, is mourning the loss of andy lopez. The memorial to him continues to grow. The deputy who shot lopez is the same man who pulled a gun on westbrook during a routine traffic stop. At this time i just looked at him point blank at the barrel of a gun. He said he and an employee feared for their lives beforing a stopped on highway 101 for make ang unsafe lane change. He says the sheriffs deputy who made the stop seemed agitated when he approached his car. I looked to i looked back up there was a gun, and he is screaming, turn the vehicle off. At that point i put my hands up and said, sir, the vehicle is off. The deputy then told westbrook to get out of the car. He asked me if i had any weapons and as i took my hands to go like this, he went back to the gun thing and it was, turn around, hands behind you
Jeff says he and an employee feared for their lives when they were pulled over. The deputy that made the stop seemed agitated. I grabbed the stick shift, and when i looked up heing turn the vehicle off. I said the vehicle is off. He told him to get out of the car. He asked me if i had any weapons, and as i went like this he went back to the gun thing and it was turn around, hands behind your back. He was shocked to learn that deputy was the same man that shot and killed a 13yearold andy lopez last month. Wow, i saw something, my wife even said that night he will shoot someone. Minutes after the stop, he said he refused to explain why he drew his weapon. We could not reach his attorney today, but earlier today an attorney said that he would never willy nilly pull out his gun. Jeff westbrook says he now feels dplt that he didnt do more. Youre looking at a man that pulled a gun, and i know they dont pull them unless they intend to use them. Jeff says he plans to file a formal complaint ve
Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a sunday night. And we do begin with new details of that deadly encounter at the los angeles airport. A gunman killing a tsa officer, injuring several others. And this evening, that new picture of the suspect now emerging. Paul ciancia seen right here in his high school photo. A schoolmate now saying he was a loaner in class. And new information about the family man hes alleged to have targeted and killed. Tsa agent gerardo hernandez. His heartbroken wife saying he was proud to work for the tsa. And in tribute tonight, lights in tsa blue as you approach l. A. X. Airport. Meanwhile, inside the term terminals, remnants of the chaos. The mountains of luggage left behind by passengers ordered to flee as the shots rang out. Our coverage tonight begins with abcs david wright at l. A. X. , where hes been since the start. Go, go, go reporter moments before all this, paul ciancia arrived at l. A. X. Like a passenger, dropped off by someone
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