developments. jeff, police eventually shot the woman? no, no, they did not shoot her, sounds like they engaged with her, hit her on her lower extremity, she s in the hospital. witnesses inside the airport describe a very scary and tense few moments as shots were originally fired. thankfully no one was shot. but police were obviously delayed and we are now learning all travelers are being rescreened by t.s.a. as the airport works to get back on schedule. this all happened at dallas love field just before 11:00 a.m. local time. this is a smaller airport compared to d.f.w. international, and the hub for southwest airlines. investigators say a 37-year-old woman got dropped off, goes inside near the ticket counter. she then goes inside the restroom. comes out, police believe she s now put on a hoodie or different clothing. then she pulls out a handgun and begins firing. at this point we don t know where exactly the individual was aiming or most we are seeing,
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meanwhile,s more than 50 million americans are under severe thunderstorm watches this evening from virginia to maine. the storm should last through 10:00 p.m. eastern and likely break the northeastern heat wave. now to a scary incident that could have turned tragic at dallas love field. police say a 37-year-old woman fired several gunshots, possibly into the ceiling, near the southwest airlines ticket counter. a nearby officer shot and wounded her. brookrogers from our cbs dallas-forth worth station has the latest. it looks like we have a scene on the west side of the airfield. it looks like a shooting close by. reporter: gunshots at dallas love field airport late this morning, doesn t passengers are inside and on of out into hiding. , stopping all flights for several hours. it was crazy, man. because, it was like chaotic. all of a sudden we heard people run. reporter: 37-year-old portia odufuwa, who had been arrest forward burglary in 2019, went into the bathroom near the s
crouching behind seats. mark anderson was at the airport when the shots rang out, describing the chaos. there was just a mad scramble. people got up and just tore out of this place. reporter: police say around 11:00 this morning, 37-year-old portia odufuwa was dropped off at the airport, entered the terminal near the southwest ticket counter, went into a bathroom, and emerged a short time later wearing a hoodie. that s when officials say she pulled out a handgun and fired several shots into the ceiling. our officer engages the suspect, strikes her in the lower extremities. she s taken into custody and is currently in parkland hospital. reporter: no word tonight on the suspected shooter s condition. police say no one else was hurt. david, the lockdown has been lifted and flights have resumed, but this is still a very active investigation. right now, we do understand there is no clear motive that has been released, but dallas pd is working with the fbi. they are talking to witnes