Three people, including a police officer, were stabbed during an incident at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday.
Per a statementfrom the Atlanta Police Department (APD), officers assigned to the airport encountered a woman armed with a knife outside of a security checkpoint at around 4:45 p.m. ET.
“Officers engaged the female, attempting to talk her into dropping the knife and working to restrict her movement and move travelers from the area,” the APD said in the statement. “During the encounter the female suspect stabbed an adult female and then an APD lieutenant as he attempted to take her into custody."
“The preliminary investigation indicates the female was inside a taxi and stabbed the driver, prior to arriving at the airport,” the statement from police continued. “Upon arriving at the airport, the female exited the taxi and walked into the airport where officers encountered her a short time later.”
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Speaking in anews conferenceoutside the airport Wednesday, an officer from the APD said the lieutenant had been stabbed in the leg.
Police said the three victims had been taken to the hospital and that they were all “alert, conscious and breathing.”
The female suspect was not injured in the incident. She has been identified as Damaris Milton, 44, according to authorities.
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“Investigators are working to determine what led to the incident,” the APD shared. They added: “Charges are being filed and [Milton] will be transported to the Clayton County Jail once charges are secured.”
Atlanta Police Department
Less than an hour later, the Atlanta Airport wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “🚨An incident in ATL’s domestic terminal this afternoon is being cleared. Impacts to operations are minimal. There is no threat to the public.”
According to Hartsfield-Jackson International’swebsite, the Atlanta-based airport has been the busiest in the world since 1998. The airport serves 150 U.S. destinations and more than 75 international destinations in 50 countries.
source: people.com
