A man wielding a rock was shot by Dallas cops at Love Field airport on Friday following a domestic disturbance, authorities said.
At least nine shots can heard on Instagram video posted from the scene. Cops can be heard repeatedly yelling, "Stay down!" Others can be heard screaming and one man can be heard yelling, "Oh my God, oh God."
The man had been throwing rocks at a vehicle outside an airport terminal in an apparent dispute with a woman, Dallas Assistance Chief of Police Randall Blankenbaker said at a press conference.
The suspect then charged police, and was shot by one of the officers.
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"The man was yelling at the cops, basically saying 'shoot me shoot me, I dare you,' something to that effect," traveler Lucinda Fonseca told WFAA.
The unidentified man was taken to the hospital for his injuries. His condition was not known, but he was conscious as he was brought to the hospital, cops said during a press conference.
The airport was never completely shut down, but everyone who was inside will need to be rescreened.
“Right now we’re going to have to empty the terminal, sweep it to make sure it’s empty and rescreen them,” Dallas' Director of Aviation Mark Duebner told the Dallas Morning News. "It doesn’t take too long to get people out of the airport. It’s a question of how long it will take TSA to get everyone rescreened.”
He told the paper he hopes the airport will be fully "operational" by 2 p.m.
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