Everything got a little bit heated at Terminal Four of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona this Christmas after a family dispute turned into a shooting and stabbing.
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After a family argument got way out of hand, someone pulled a gun, while another started stabbing. Hours after the argument had been broken up, another man turned up at the airport. He had heard rumors of an active shooter and decided to solve it himself with his own guns.
The argument kicked off at about 9.45 pm in a pre-security restaurant. The argument which was believed to be between family members escalated. According to reports, the dispute quickly exploded with numerous gunshots going off. Airport security quickly rushed to the scene and began detaining the suspects of the shooting.
Three people were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds, one woman was left fighting for her life. Furthermore, another man and woman were arrested in the parking lot. The man was suffering from knife wounds, but the other woman was found to be uninjured. According to the report, the people involved in the airport shooting all knew each other.
But Wait, There's More
In a bizarre twist to the whole situation, a number of hours later, another man turned up at the airport shooting with his own guns. According to reports, he had heard about an active shooter in the airport and wanted a bit of the festive action. Nothing like an airport shootout for Christmas.
He had apparently received a text about the active shooter. However, there never had been one. The shirtless man can be seen being arrested by police. In the images, at least two weapons can be seen to be taken from the man.
I have no idea what he was planning by turning up to an active shooting in an airport. Why he was shirtless in the process is also up for speculation. I am more interested to know what was going on in his mind than the initial family dispute.
The two men involved in the airport shooting and the stabbed man are all in stable condition. However, the woman who was shot is still in critical condition.
