‘Active shooter’ at Rhode Island T. F. Green Airport sparks lockdown and police response

‘Active shooter’ at Rhode Island T. F. Green Airport sparks lockdown and police response. 

‘Rhode Island T.F. Green Airport is currently in lockdown as law enforcement addresses a potential security threat’ the airport said in a statement.

‘Travelers are asked to delay arrivals at the airport at this time. More information will be provided when available.’ 

‘We received a call of a possible threat at the airport, multiple agencies are investigating now and conducting a search of the parking lots’ Warwick Police Chief Bradford Connor told 12 News. 

A Warwick SWAT Team is clearing the airport’s parking garage and state police have set up a perimeter around the structure, Rhode Island State Police Col. Darnell Weaver told the outlet.  

‘Preliminary, what we have is the call came into Warwick police about a potential suspect with a rifle,’ Weaver said. 

‘They responded to the area, it was isolated to the parking garage, not the actual terminal.’ 

Governor Dan McKee said he has been briefed on the threat and asked that people avoid the area. 

‘We were just briefed on a potential security threat at RI T.F. Green International Airport. The airport is temporarily on lockdown. State Police and Warwick Police are on site managing the scene’ the Democrat wrote on Twitter. 

‘Please stay tuned for updates and avoid the area at this time.’ 

The incident is disrupting traffic on the Airport connector, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation said on Twitter. 

‘All Travel Lanes blocked on Airport Connector EB at Exit 1A (Jefferson Boulevard) in Warwick – Incident at TF Green Airport,’ the statement read.