Investigations

Dallas Police Investigate Gunfire that Struck Southwest Airlines Flight

Nov. 18, 2024

No one was injured when a bullet struck the right side of an Indianapolis-bound Southwest Airlines flight as it prepared to take off from Dallas Love Field.

By Matt Kyle

Source The Dallas Morning News

A Southwest Airlines aircraft taxis to the gate at Love Field in Dallas in October.

DALLAS — A Southwest Airlines plane preparing to take off from Dallas Love Field was struck by gunfire Friday night.

Dallas police responded to a shooting call at about 9:50 p.m. at Love Field.

A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines said Flight 2494, which was headed to Indianapolis had to taxi back to the terminal after a bullet struck the right side of the aircraft, just under the flight deck.

None of the passengers or crew were injured, and passengers were accommodated on another flight, the Southwest spokesperson said. The airplane hit by gunfire has been removed from service.

Dallas police are still investigating the incident, a department spokesperson said Saturday morning. No arrests have been announced.

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