Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci, ‘Mythbusters’ Stars, at LAX in Shooting

Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara, the stars of “Mythbusters,” were at the Los Angeles International Airport when a shooting took place.
Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci, ‘Mythbusters’ Stars, at LAX in Shooting
(L-R) Grant Imahara, Kari Byron, Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage and Tory Belleci attend the 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on September 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
11/1/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara, the stars of “Mythbusters,” were at the Los Angeles International Airport when a shooting took place.

Belleci tweeted his eyewitness account of the incident. 

“Security has moved us to a safe location. Police everywhere,” he wrote.

He added: “Heard gun shots then everyone starting running for the door. Not sure if anyone was hurt.”

Imahara was also there.

He wrote: “I was in the Virgin lounge upstairs. Saw everyone pour out of the terminal onto the tarmac. Then I heard shots fired outside.”

“Alarms still ringing in the terminal as we are being evacuated,” he wrote on his Twitter account. “Waiting to evacuate, watching TV to find more info,” he added.

Early reports said that between two and three people were shot, including the shooter. The shooter, who apparently had a high-powered rifle, was also apprehended.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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