DID ZORRO CAUSE EVACUATION AT LAX

Posted on 08/29/2016 | About Los Angeles, California

Passengers were evacuated from Los Angeles International Airport after reports of a gunman opening fire inside one of the terminals possibly near a baggage claim inside an arrivals terminal. However, it has since been reported the scare was a false alarm, and video emerged of police converging on a man dressed as Zorro and armed with a plastic sword outside one of the terminals and arresting him.

Passengers were evacuated after reports of a potential shooting at Los Angeles International Airport. People were seen running from the terminal with bags
The man in costume can be heard shouting at police, “it's a plastic sword” as they surrounded him with their guns drawn. A woman could also be heard saying, “he didn't do anything”, as police arrested the man.
In a statement, the Los Angeles Police Department said, “Reports of a shooting incident at LAX have been proven to be loud noises only.”
Shortly after 2am, LAX confirmed everything was back to normal.
“All terminals have been cleared and passengers are proceeding through federal security screening in all terminals,” a statement read.
A video showed the chaos earlier as people ran screaming from the terminal as police cars approached the airport with sirens blaring. According to police the entrance to the airport had been blocked off. Pictures posted on social media showed hundreds of passengers lined up on the tarmac and outside the terminal waiting for cars.
It comes just two weeks after there was a false alarm of a reported shooting at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Passengers were told to take cover behind 'anything' they could find by police on August 14 - as the reports of gunfire in Terminal 8 caused mass panic. People at the airport claimed on social media that a man opened fire while near a baggage claim inside an arrivals terminal
Every passenger was evacuated from the terminal, some onto the runway, as an army of heavily armed police moved in to hunt for an apparently non-existent gunman.
One passenger said an officer screamed, “If you're forgetting anything it's not worth your life, everyone move now!”
Flights were grounded and authorities spent four hours searching the terminal - as well as Terminal 1 - where there was also a report of gunfire. But the scare turned out to be a false alarm, with one theory speculating that “cheering” for Usain Bolt's victory in the 100m final may have been misinterpreted as gunfire.