‘Active shooter’ at Rhode Island TF Green Airport leads to police closure and response
‘Active shooter’ at Rhode Island TF Green Airport leads to police closure and response.
“Rhode Island TF Green Airport is currently on lockdown as law enforcement addresses a potential security threat,” the airport said in a statement.
Travelers are asked to postpone their arrival at the airport at this time. More information will be provided as it becomes available.’
The incident disrupts traffic on the Airport Connector, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation said on Twitter.
“All lanes blocked at Airport Connector EB at exit 1A (Jefferson Boulevard) in Warwick – Incident at TF Green Airport,” the statement read.
‘Active shooter’ at Rhode Island TF Green Airport leads to police closure and response
“We received a call about a possible threat at the airport, multiple agencies are now investigating and searching the parking lots,” Warwick police chief Bradford Connor told 12 News.
A Warwick SWAT team is clearing the airport parking garage and state police have set up a perimeter around the building, Rhode Island State Police Colonel Darnell Weaver told the paper.