New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport are bounce
back on their normal operations Monday morning after hearing of shots fired which
prompted evacuations and grounded and diverted flights.
The information of the shots fired, which caused some
frightening moments for fliers Sunday night, were discovered to be unfounded
and the airport and the airport resumed its full operations.
"At this time, no firearm, rounds or shell casings or
other evidence of shots fired has been found," said by the a spokesman Joe
Pentangelo, for the New York Port Authority and New Jersey Police Department.
The evacuation of Terminal 8 around by the police at about
9:30 p.m. on Sunday as a preventive measure after receiving 911 calls about
shots fired very close to the departures area.
New York Police Department was called upon by the Port
Authority police to assist with the investigation.
Not quite long, police shut down Terminal 1 after they said
they received additional reports of shots fired in that terminal. A highway close
to the airport also was shut down.
Photos and videos that showed crowds of people gathered
outside of the terminals were posted by the Passengers.
"We were previously told to get on the floor and take
cover behind any and everything we could find," said by Pipkin, who was
describing the terminal as a "madhouse" with passengers that was
panicking and eventually bolting for the nearest exists.
According to FlightAware, the flight tracking company, said
that all inbound flights were held at their origin until 11:30 p.m. "due
to security." Port Authority police instructed the travelers to contact
their carriers. They also warned of a "substantial PAPD and NYPD
presence" at JFK and LaGuardia due to the investigation.
No injuries were reported. The cause of what led to the airport scare has not been identified
