Suspected LAX gunman Paul Ciancia is seen over view of airport in wake of November 1, 2013 shooting.
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A U.S. man has pleaded guilty to murder and 10 other charges in a 2013 Los Angeles International Airport attack that killed a federal airport screening officer and wounded three people.
Ciancia, 26, faces a mandatory life term in prison, but federal prosecutors have agreed not to seek a death sentence. She changed her mind after learning how lengthy that process can be and accepting that no punishment will bring peace to her family.
FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Paul Ciancia. As he headed up an escalator to the main screening area, he noticed Hernandez move and returned to fire several more shots at point-blank range, killing the married father of two.
The gunman entered the terminal, where he asked people if they worked for the TSA before moving on.
The Los Angeles International Airport was swarmed with travelers crowding the airport and roadways nearby over the Labor Day Weekend. He hit teacher Brian Ludmer in the calf.
“A split second before I could say, ‘Oh my God, ‘ I felt boom, boom in the back and upper left arm”.
Speer said he managed to pick himself up and hide behind a pillar in a convenience store.
“If you want to play that game where you pretend that every American is a terrorist, you’re going to learn what a self-fulfilling prophecy is”, his note said, according to court documents.
A total of 18 flights, nine arriving and nine departing, were delayed at Terminal 3 as a result of the incident.
No one was hurt, unlike a similar panic incident last Sunday were 3 people were injured in a rush to get away from suspect bags.
In the plea agreement filed Thursday, Ciancia simply signed his name. I’m not a victim of the situation.
He added that the plea deal had helped bring closure to him and his loved ones, including his sister and mother who also work as TSA officers at LAX.
After the shootings, authorities found a note in Ciancia’s bag – indicating that he didn’t expect to survive the attack – in which he called himself a “pissed off patriot”.
The evidence against Ciancia was overwhelming, and included a note he wrote saying he was enraged with the airport security checks that USA passengers face.
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He said he’s satisfied that the man who carried out the shooting, Paul Ciancia, will get sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to 11 charges including murder in the case.
