Mayhem at LAX on Friday.

That's how one passenger described the scene at Los Angeles International Airport after a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle near a security checkpoint.

The suspect killed a TSA agent and wounded at least six other people, before police shot him and took him into custody.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOSE MARES SAYING:

"I was in the corner and I was looking at the guy just shooting randomly, like I saw a TSA go down."

(SOUNDBITE) (Engliah) MIRIAM RODRIGUEZ SAYING:

"The gunshot sounded so close to us. So we were just trying to get out of there and not be inside."

It happened at 9:20 am local time in Terminal 3.

The area was quickly evacuated, flights were halted or diverted, and nearby streets were shut down.

Aerial footage showed emergency responders setting up a triage area outside.

Trauma surgeons at Harbor UCLA Medical Center treated some of the wounded included the one casualty.

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