Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Man shoots self outside McCarran airport terminal

A man died after shooting himself in the head Sunday afternoon outside Terminal 2 at McCarran International Airport, officials said.

Airport spokesman Glenn Gardner said the incident happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. when a man walked onto the curb at the north end of the terminal, then shot himself.

Gardner said it's unclear why the man, who hasn't been identified, came to the airport. No one else was injured.

Metro Police, the Clark County Fire Department and the coroner's office responded to the scene and closed the far north entrance of the airport. Otherwise, Gardner said the airport was operating as normal.

Terminal 2 is generally less busy than Terminal 1 because it's used by charter and international flights.

Gardner said other details weren't available about the man.

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