Today manchurian candidate killer at the LAX - not a TSA worker , allegedly Paul anthony Ciancia held strong anti- government views ( aka a domestic terrorist ) ....looks like someone needed to change the subject after a week's long NSA / ObamaCare / Benghazi screw ups " tommy hammering " .....

LAX shooting - not a TSA worker after all......maybe dead , maybe alive


http://www.infowars.com/lax-shooter-identified-as-off-duty-tsa-worker/

UPDATE: Flip-Flop: LAX Shooter Was Not a TSA Worker, May Have Had ‘Strong Anti-Government Views’

Infowars.com
November 1, 2013

UPDATE: UPI reports that the suspect, 23-year-old Paul Anthony Ciancia who is reportedly not a TSA officer as previously reported, had “writings” on him indicating he may have embraced “strong anti-government views.”

From NBC:

NBC News’ Pete Williams reported that the suspect is Paul Anthony Ciancia, a 23-year-old resident of LA, with no direct connection to the TSA. He had “anti-government materials” on him at the time.

UPDATE: The media is now reporting that the gunman was not an off-duty TSA officer, which is a strange flip flop from earlier when law enforcement sources said that he was. This can now be exploited to justify further TSA abuse of power, which would have not been possible if the shooter had been a TSA agent.

The L.A. Times reports: “A federal law enforcement official said that the gunman was a ticketed passenger entering the airport. Officials don’t believe the gunman has ever worked for TSA. Law enforcement sources had earlier told The Times the gunman was a TSA employee.”

Media in Los Angeles, California, report that the suspected shooter at LAX is an off-duty TSA worker.

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TSA agent killed in Los Angeles airport shooting - @AP, @NBCNews, @cnnbrk

2:51 PM - 1 Nov 2013

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A TSA agent shot today at LAX is dead, federal source briefed by LA police says. http://cnn.it/1aNxHIZ 

2:43 PM - 1 Nov 2013

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Detail: LAX gunman was U.S. citizen in his early 20s, officials say

2:45 PM - 1 Nov 2013

Officialdom says the alleged shooter was lightly injured during the incident and is currently in police custody.

As of this writing the reason for the fatal incident has not been reported. It is fair to speculate, however, that the deadly encounter is yet another example of a federal worker going “postal” and killing coworkers.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-01/lax-shooter-identified-wanted-kill-tsa-and-pigs

LAX Shooter Identified, "Wanted To Kill TSA And Pigs"

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Contrary to initial reports that the shooter was an off-duty NSA agent, subsequent updates have revealed that the LAX shooter, who reportedly is still dead, although unclear if he was killed before or after he was in police custody, as Paul Anthony Ciancia, a 23-year-old who was either a Los Angeles native, or from Pennsville, N.J. Additionally, we have learned that according to a law enforcement official, who was briefed at LAX on the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly, said the gunman was wearing fatigues and carrying a bag containing a hand-written note that said he "wanted to kill TSA and pigs." The official requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. Considering the accuracy with which this news event has been broken, most of it relying on unsubstantiated and often times fake Twitter sources (some had reported earlier, falsely, that the former NSA chief had been shot as well), we won't be surprised if this story were to change a few more times.

From My Fox LA:

A law enforcement official told the The Associated Press that the suspect in the Los Angeles airport shooting is a 23-year-old man from New Jersey who wrote a rant about killing Transportation Safety Administration workers.

A law enforcement official, who was briefed at LAX on the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly, said the gunman was wearing fatigues and carrying a bag containing a hand-written note that said he "wanted to kill TSA and pigs." The official requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

The official identified him as Paul Ciancia. A second law enforcement official confirmed the identity, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The gunfire erupted around 9:30 a.m. inside the terminal that houses airlines such as Allegiant Air, Frontier, Spirit, Virgin America and JetBlue. Patrick Gannon, chief of the Airport Police Department, said the suspect walked into the airport, pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and started shooting.

"He proceeded up into the screening area where TSA screeners are and continued shooting,'' Gannon said, adding that the gunman "went past the screeners and back into the terminal itself.''

Gannon said police pursued the gunman, who was shot and taken into custody inside the terminal. The gunman's condition was not immediately known.

Interim Los Angeles Fire Chief Jim Featherstone said paramedics treated seven people at the airport, and six were taken to area hospitals. One person apparently declined to be transported, fire officials said.

Officials at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said it was treating three male patients, one in critical condition and two in fair condition. At least two other patients were believed to be at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, but their conditions were not immediately known. News media outlets reported that one patient who was taken to Harbor UCLA had died.

Multiple media outlets, citing unnamed sources, reported that one TSA agent was killed in the gunfire, but police would not confirm the reports.

The gunman was described by some witnesses as a young white male. Police and fire officials said they could not confirm reports that the gunman was an off-duty TSA agent.

Some initial reports indicated that a second suspect had been arrested, but Gannon said, "This was a lone shooter,'' and the gunman "was the only person that was armed in this incident.''

David Bowdich, FBI special agent in charge, declined to provide any details of the investigation, but said, "At this point, we do not see any additional threats here at the airport.''

Aside from the alleged note, the shooter's motives are unclear as of yet.

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Update: that was quick - one has to love the social media.

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Correction: LAX gunman NOT killed by law enforcement. Gunman is in custody.

4:44 PM - 1 Nov 2013