Officials: Passenger Who Made Threat Shot

Yahoo! News ^ | 12/7/05 | JOHN PAIN

[libertarianPA]

MIAMI - A passenger who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot by a federal air marshal Wednesday on a jetway connected to an American Airlines plane that had just arrived from Colombia, officials said.

The passenger's condition was not immediately disclosed.

Homeland Security Department spokesman Brian Doyle said after the plane had parked at the gate, a passenger indicated there was a bomb in the bag. The passenger was confronted by air marshals but ran off the plane, Doyle said.

A team of air marshals pursued and ordered the passenger to get on the ground. The passenger did not comply and was shot when apparently reaching into a bag, Doyle said.

The plane, Flight 924, had just arrived from Medellin, Colombia, and was headed on to Orlando.

Airport and Miami-Dade County police officials said they had no immediate comment. American Airlines officials confirmed the shooting was on a jetway.

"All I know is that it was on the jet bridge, outside the aircraft," American spokesman Tim Wagner said. "I don't know yet if the passenger had been on the plane and was getting off, or was starting to board the aircraft."

Martin Gonzalez, spokesman for Colombia's civil aviation agency, said the flight "left normally with no problems."

He said he did not have a list of passengers who were aboard the plane.

[libertarianPA]

Great time to relax those TSA requirements, eh?

[Paloma_55]

Famous last words... "I have a bo..."

[jdm]

"The passenger's condition was not immediately disclosed."

He's toast.

[The_Victor]

The passenger's condition was not immediately disclosed.

Blam!

At worst he's just wounded.

[SJSAMPLE]

Great news!

Now, the next plane to violate the DC airspace ....

[truthkeeper]

He's dead, Jim.

[lovecraft]

"A passenger who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot by a federal air marshal"

And the Darwin Award second round draft pick goes to.....

[U S Army EOD]

If I was flying as a passenger, I wouldn't even claim I had a nerf stick in my baggage.

[SJSAMPLE]

He's dead, Jim.

[msnimje]

The idea that a Marshall should not shoot a raging passenger because his traveling companion claims he is mentally ill is ridiculous.

[dynachrome]

See also:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1535844/posts

[Cautor]

I hope they killed the jerk.

[Rennes Templar]

Nerf sticks, when used by trained personnel, can be deadly.

[freedomson]

"Hold muh bomb."

[claudiustg]

---The passenger's condition was not immediately disclosed.---

He's dead. The air marshals carry pistols in 357 Sig, the champagne of automatic pistol rounds.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Suicide by cop?

[HOTTIEBOY]

CNN reports now that he has died from his injuries.

[Tenacious 1]

It is my understanding that these folks are, as a very important qualification for the job, very acurate with sidearms in confined spaces.

Me thinks that the marshal hit where he was aiming and the target did not survive the wound.

[Tenacious 1]

"If I was flying as a passenger, I wouldn't even claim I had a nerf stick in my baggage."

Baggage? What baggage? I do not have any baggage on this plane sir? In fact, I have nothing in my pockets, I am wearing flip-flops and don't wear underpants.

[HOTTIEBOY]

This is the first time an air marshal has fired on or near a plane.