Even false alarms can still be terrifying.
That’s what those who were at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday night found out when erroneous reports of an active shooter caused extreme chaos.
Among the travelers caught up in the mayhem were Josh Gad and Lester Holt, who both tweeted about the pandemonium that fortunately turned out to be a false alarm.
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The Frozen actor and the NBC Nightly News host both evacuated the airport around 9 p.m., after word of a shooting threat spread.
Even though it turned out there was no real danger, Gad — who was with his children at the time — said the incident was still “awful,” sharing on Twitter:
Cops literally raided the terminal screaming to get out. Got my kids and ran for dear life. Thank God it appears to be nothing. Still awful
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) August 29, 2016
We can only imagine what his brain was going through at the time!
Like Gad, Holt was also caught up in the drama, and did his own little investigation to figure out how exactly the confusion broke out, sharing:
Arriving at LAX off flight when people started pouring out of term 4 onto Tarmac. Security said “shots fired. Run!” Now in vehicle on taxiwy
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) August 29, 2016
Witness tells me she heard “pops” in lax term 4. Others say they just heard “run!” Those evacuated to Tarmac just allowed back in.
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) August 29, 2016
Safely off the LAX Tarmac. PD search of terminals yields no confirm of shots fired. I heard “run” as crowd ran toward us but no shots.
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) August 29, 2016
Moments before reports of the active shooter spread throughout the airport, police detained a middle aged man wearing a Zorro costume who claimed he was waiting for a ride outside.
Individual in Zorro costume has been detained by @LAAirportPD
— LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) August 29, 2016
Though it remains unclear if the gunfire reports were related to the individual — who was holding a wooden sword — it was one scary, surreal night at LAX.
Thankfully, all reports of the shooter were false and no one was hurt.
[Image via Hugh Dillon/WENN.]
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