Gerardo Hernandez

Death by Force

On November 1, 2013, TSA Officer Gerardo I. Hernandez, aged 39, was tragically killed in a mass shooting at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The incident occurred in Terminal 3 when 23-year-old Paul Anthony Ciancia opened fire with a .223-caliber Smith & Wesson M&P-15 rifle. Hernandez was the first TSA officer to be killed in the line of duty since the agency's inception. The attack began around 9:20 a.m. when Ciancia, carrying a bag filled with ammunition, approached the TSA checkpoint ...Read More

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