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Hahn:
Several flights (missed the number) delayed...
6000 passengers kept out of terminal until 4:15 PDT, south terminal reopened.... north terminal closed until FBI concludes - normal airport operations resumed...

Security is good, reassessing plan - additional LAPD resources the rest of the weekend at LAX...

People shoud enjoy the rest of their day,
no reason to believe we need to do anything different...

A to a question: security perimeter is to keep people from getting on a plane with a weapon - looking at any addition security.... present layout not designed with security in mind - space constraints - will contact TSA about possibly moving perimeter... security is evolving science...

A to another question: security personnel will re-evaluate what theyre doing - LAX one of the last airports to reopen central terminal area to vehicles...

Pomeroy:
initial response and what it means for the weekend -
great number of resources available... immediately and rapid response - crime scene secured, public's safety upheld... airport police responded rapidly...

nothing going on to indicate increased risk or credible threat in LA for the rest of the evening or weekend, reccomend events continue... reallocating police to LAX....
want comfort level high for traveling public

some questions need to be asked tomorrow or monday cant be answered today...

Q: el al killed with a gun? are airlines usually carrying?
A: referred to Garcia.

Garcia, FBI:
Ron Knight of LA office en route, Jana Monroe of FBI also with Garcia for questions.

appears to be isolated event, coordinating with locals
not tied to anything else that may be going on rest of country... info may or may not be true about El Al security being armed or circumstances - cant answer that one way or another... part of the investigation

determining who fired and who had what weapons are part of investigation...

cant identify suspect... still trying to find the "true" identity of the suspect...

A to question said appearances can be wrong - visual appearance of being arab can be wrong, could be hispanic or something else....

checking video surveillance cams in the area...

gunshot wounds appear to be on body of shooter, official determination upon coroners autopsy

next of kin being notified on victims...

motive determines if it was act of terrorism...

timeline still being worked...

El Al security involved... unsure of what happened...

Additional info provided, update in 90 mins...