Reports: Loud Car Crash Triggers Shooting Fears And Lockdown At LAX

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Multiple witnesses were reporting heavily-armed police officers searching through Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport following a loud traffic accident that led witnesses to report the noise as possible shots fired.

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Local station KTLA reported that no shots were fired, with LAX police telling the station that a loud traffic accident "triggered fears of another shooting." The LAX Police later confirmed this on their own Twitter account.

From NBC 7 San Diego:

Police received a call about 7:30 p.m. of possible shots fired, but upon investigation realized the loud noise of a car crash outside a Terminal 5 parking structure incited a panic, LAX Police Sgt. Ortiz told NBC4.

The cause of the crash was not yet known, and it was unclear whether anyone was hurt, CBS Los Angeles reports. Photos from the scene showed what appeared to be a minivan crashed into the side of the terminal.

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Other witnesses evacuated the scene on their own, according to Ortiz. The official Twitter account of LAX only tweeted "Incident underway at LAX. More information to follow."

The incident comes on the heels of a shooting earlier this month at LAX which resulted in the death of one TSA agent and multiple people injured.

Here's some apparent social media posts from the scene:

This is a developing story and will be updated as we get more information.

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