Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, an armed man walked into the lobby at Stockton Metropolitan Airport and began firing, wounding or killing multiple staff and customers.
He then walked into the airport departure terminal and took hostages while wounding or killing several more people.
San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded within minutes, storming through the airport to detain the shooter and tend to his victims.
Paramedics with the Montezuma Fire Department set up a triage outside the airport doors to render medical aid to victims who were escorted outside by deputies.
The incident ended about 9:40 a.m. with the shooter in custody, the hostages unharmed and safe, and several staff and citizens either dead or wounded.