Crime & Safety
Armed Person Taken Into Custody Near El Paso Airport
Police said the airport is safe and the armed person was stopped away from the airport.
EL PASO, TX — A person armed with a shotgun was taken into custody at El Paso Airport on Tuesday, police said.
The airport is safe and police say the suspect was stopped away from the airport.
Airport officials said the airport is not locked down and that some operations were temporarily impacted.
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The incident comes ten days after a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart left 22 people dead.
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