Southwest Employee Killed in Airport Shooting

All flights have been canceled at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Nov 15, 2016 5:25 PM CST
Southwest Employee Killed in Airport Shooting
This still image taken from an aerial video provided by KWTV shows police responding to a shooting at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016.    (Uncredited)

A Southwest Airlines employee has died after being shot at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, the AP reports. Southwest spokesperson Brandy King confirmed the victim was an employee and says in a news release that the airline is cancelling all flights scheduled to depart Oklahoma City for the remainder of the day Tuesday. The victim's name has not been released. Police have said only that the man was shot early Tuesday afternoon. The news release says Southwest is working to accommodate passengers at the airport affected by the cancellation of flights. (More shooting stories.)

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