Update, 1:10 a.m. ET: Police have determined that “no shots were fired” after evacuating and searching two terminals at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, the NYPD’s special operations division wrote on Twitter early Monday morning.
Authorities announced that “all affected terminals” would continue operating “shortly,” after reports had streamed in hours earlier that gunshots may have been fired at JFK’s Terminal 8.
“There is nobody shot,” said police.
JFK UPDATE: All terminals searched & cleared. Negative results. All affected terminals will resume operations shortly. No shots were fired.
— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) August 15, 2016
UPDATE: @PAPD & #NYPD #ESU are clearing Terminal 1 & 8 (Departures). There is nobody shot. It appears that no shots have been fired.
— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) August 15, 2016
Original story: Police evacuated a terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday night after getting reports of shots fired.
Authorities said they received calls about a potential shooter at Terminal 8 around 9:30 p.m. local time, according to The Associated Press.
The Port Authority said in a statement that officials have not yet confirmed whether shots were fired. They said that there were no injuries.
Statement regarding situation at John F. Kennedy International Airport. #JFK #PAPD @PANYNJ @NY_NJairports pic.twitter.com/eOBR0UnzVY
— Port Authority of NY & NJ (@PANYNJ) August 15, 2016
RIGHT NOW: terminal 8 blocked off at #JFKairport by police after unconfirmed reports of shooting. @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/WUzhhinMrs
— Ray Villeda (@RayVilleda) August 15, 2016
RIGHT NOW: more police arriving at #JFKairport terminal 8, after reports of shooting. @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/J2N4C1ZMQb
— Ray Villeda (@RayVilleda) August 15, 2016
#NYPD & #PAPD respond to reports of shots fired at #JFK. No confirmation of actual gunshots. #jfkairport #abc7ny pic.twitter.com/sWi2IfQPHx
— Darla Miles (@DarlaMiles7) August 15, 2016
Meanwhile, Terminal 1 and a nearby expressway have also been shut down, according to the AP.
This story has been updated.
