{"id":1039742,"date":"2021-11-21T10:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1039742"},"modified":"2021-11-21T10:28:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:28:54","slug":"three-wounded-after-felon-allegedly-fires-gun-in-atlanta-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-wounded-after-felon-allegedly-fires-gun-in-atlanta-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Wounded After Felon Allegedly Fires Gun in Atlanta Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthree-wounded-after-felon-allegedly-fires-gun-in-atlanta-airport%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1039742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">A felon awaiting a security check at Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield-Jackson airport reached in his bag on Saturday afternoon and allegedly fired his gun, then fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/panic-atlanta-airport-after-gun-accidentally-fired-2021-11-20\/\">reports<\/a> that the gun was allegedly fired \u201cby accident,\u201d and resulted in a stoppage in flights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Passengers also ran onto the tarmac in an effort to flee the airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">A TSA official said no one was shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">\u201cWe were fortunate that when the firearm went off, no one was seriously injured,\u201d Robert Spinden, the TSA\u2019s director of federal security for Georgia, said at the airport briefing. Officials didn\u2019t immediately disclose the type of weapon involved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8390470\/atlanta-airport-accidental-gun-fire\/\">notes<\/a>&nbsp;the would-be passenger fled the airport but was identified by police as&nbsp;42-year-old Kenny Wells.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18844530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"42\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/accused-gunman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18844530 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/accused-gunman.jpg\" alt=\"In this undated booking photo provided by the Atlanta Police Department is suspect Kenny Wells. Authorities say a passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport&#039;s main security checkpoint reached into the bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary FAA ground stop on flights Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2021, officials said. Police said later Saturday evening that they had identified the passenger as a 42-year-old convicted felon, Wells, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. (Atlanta Police Department via AP\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>In this undated booking photo provided by the Atlanta Police Department is suspect Kenny Wells. Authorities say a passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport\u2019s main security checkpoint reached into the bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary FAA ground stop on flights Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2021, officials said. Police said later Saturday evening that they had identified the passenger as a 42-year-old convicted felon, Wells, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wells is a felon.<\/p>\n<p>Hartsfield-Jackson airport police\u2019s Maj. Reginald Moorman indicated Wells is being sought \u201cincluding carrying a concealed weapon at a commercial airport, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, discharging a firearm and reckless conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three people were injured in the incident, but none of the injuries were from being shot. (One injury was an individual \u201cwho fell in the airport\u2019s atrium area.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>After Atlanta police gave the all-clear normal operations resumed at the airport before 3:30 p.m. TSA said all passengers had to be re-screened.<\/p>\n<p><em>AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News<\/em><em>&nbsp;and the writer\/curator of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Down Range with AWR Hawkins<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>a weekly newsletter focused o<\/em><em>n al<\/em><em>l things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram:&nbsp;<\/em><em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awr_hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@awr_hawkins<\/a>. Reach him at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#462731342e27312d2f2835062434232f32242734326825292b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"bedfc9ccd6dfc9d5d7d0cdfedcccdbd7cadcdfccca90ddd1d3\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/span><\/a>. You can sign up to get Down Range at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breitbart.com\/downrange<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A felon awaiting a security check at Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield-Jackson airport reached in his bag on Saturday afternoon and allegedly fired his gun, then fled the scene. 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