Shot fired on plane in Miami

[riceowl]

The articles don't say it yet, but the TV reporters say the man threatened that he had a bomb onboard. 

So-letting pilots carry guns onboard - good.

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A person was shot and wounded on the Jetway to an American Airlines passenger jet that was at the terminal at Miami International Airport, an airline official said.

A federal official told CNN that the passenger was shot by a federal air marshal, who felt the passenger was acting in a threatening manner, the official said.

The weapon was fired on the Jetway to Flight 924, which was on a stopover in Miami during a flight from Medellin, Colombia, to Orlando, Florida, police said.

The Boeing 757, which can hold about 180 passengers, was due to take off for Orlando at 2:18 p.m. ET.

Footage from the scene showed police cars and what appeared to be SWAT vehicles surrounding the plane. Several officers wielding rifles were running toward and around the plane.

[minionofmidas]

"Felt the passenger was behaving in a threatening matter" - either they've learned a hell of a lot of decency in a very short period, or they're trying to hint that they already know the man was innocent...

[J. J.]

"Felt the passenger was behaving in a threatening matter" - either they've learned a hell of a lot of decency in a very short period, or they're trying to hint that they already know the man was innocent...

The reports coming in is that he was bi-polar.  That would explain the erratic behavior.

[nini2287]

They're reporting the passenger has died now.

The guy must have been mentally retarded to do something like this.

[YRABNNRM]

If he's got mental problems that's unfortunate but not really an excuse. You need to take things like this seriously.

I'll wait to see the rest of the story though.