The woman arrived at the airport around 10:59 a.m., Garcia said. After going inside near the Southwest Airlines ticket counter, he went to the bathroom, came out wearing different clothes, possibly a hoodie, and started firing a handgun, Garcia said. Police don’t know where the woman was aiming, but Garcia said shots were fired at the roof and police have recovered several rounds. According to police, an officer immediately apprehended the suspect, who was shot in the lower extremities and taken into custody. He was taken to Parkland Hospital. No officers or passengers were injured in the shooting. Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Portia Odufuwa. Footage taken by passengers and staff at the airport shows the moment the airport began lockdown procedures. The airport is no longer on lockdown. An FAA spokesman said planes on the Southwest route were grounded after reports of gunfire. Flights to the airport were temporarily suspended, but airport officials later confirmed that operations had resumed. Anyone flying through the airport today was encouraged to check with their airline for the latest updates on their flights and status, officials said. Southwest Airlines said 69 of its flights were canceled due to the incident and expected to resume normal operations at 6 p.m. CT. After the incident, the TSA said the airport was rescreening all travelers through a security checkpoint, which was expected to increase wait times. “Please understand that it will take time, so please be patient as the number of passengers at the checkpoint has just increased exponentially,” a TSA spokesperson said on Twitter. On Twitter, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said federal officials were closely monitoring the shooting. “Thank you to all the first responders on the scene to ensure the safety of travelers,” he said. Emergency responders converge near the main entrance at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, July 25, 2022. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez Police in Wylie, Texas, later confirmed that the shooting suspect had been arrested in 2019 for an alleged attempted bank robbery. In that incident, they said she handed a cashier a note demanding money and then fled on foot before being taken into custody.
