2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting
| 2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting | |
|---|---|
Los Angeles International Airport (the United States) | |
| Location | Los Angeles International Airport, California, U.S. |
| Date | July 4, 2002 11:30 a.m. (PDT; UTC-7) |
| Target | Passengers and employees of Israeli airline El Al |
Attack type | Mass shooting, terrorism |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 5 (4 from gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Hesham Mohamed Hadayet |
| Motive | Anger towards American support for Israel, Jihadism |
On July 4, 2002, a mass shooting occurred at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, United States. In the attack 41-year-old Hesham Mohamed Hadayet killed two people and wounded four at the ticket counter of El Al, Israel's national airline, before being fatally shot by an El Al security guard.