Update: In an update, the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office said that deputies with the department responded at the airport around 4:05pm EDT after reports of shots being fired. The individual who fired the shot has been taken into custody, the Sheriff's Office said.
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Officials confirmed that it was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public. The Miami International Airport confirmed that all passengers were safe. The traffic at the airport was briefly affected by the incident but is returning to normal now, MDSCO said.
No further information about what prompted the shooting and the condition of the individual in custody was released by MDSCO.
Original Story: There was a massive police response at the Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida on Thursday afternoon after shots were fired. Videos showed massive police response at the scene.
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As of now, authorities have not released details of the shooting. No update on the incident has come from the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office.
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As of now, authorities have not released details of the shooting. No update on the incident has come from the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from local police scanner indicated that a shot was fired at the flood near Gate 17 of the airport. A suspect is reportedly in custody, and no one is hurt in the incident.
Meanwhile, videos shared by passengers showed chao outside the airport amid the police response. It is unclear if flight operations were affected due to the incident.
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Here's a video that emerged from the airport in the aftermath of the incident.
Miami International Airport handles roughly 150,000–155,000 passengers per day on average, based on its recent annual totals of about 55.5 million travelers.
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