U.S. Air Marshal Shoots American Airlines Passenger
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A U.S. air marshal shot and killed a 44-year-old U.S. citizen on a jetway linking American Airlines Flight 924 to the airport terminal in Miami, after the passenger said a carry-on bag contained a bomb. No bomb was found.
It was the first time an air marshal has fired a gun on duty since more armed officers were deployed on airliners after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, said Brian Doyle, a Homeland Security Department spokesman. Federal marshals confronted the passenger on the plane, which stopped at Miami International Airport en route from Medellin, Colombia, to Orlando, Doyle said.