Gerardo Hernandez, a 39-year-old Transportation Security Administration officer, was killed on November 1, 2013, during a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 3. A gunman carrying a .223-caliber Smith & Wesson M&P-15 rifle approached a TSA checkpoint and opened fire, shooting Hernandez multiple times, including at point-blank range. Hernandez died within minutes from the severity of his wounds despite immediate response by law enforcement and emergency personnel.

The attack prompted changes in emergency response protocols; the Los Angeles Fire Department revised its approach to active shooter situations and incorporated battlefield-style tactics used by military medics. The shooter was wounded by police and taken into custody and later faced federal charges including first-degree murder in connection with Hernandez’s death.

If anyone has information about Gerardo Hernandez, his duties that morning, or remembers events at Terminal 3 on November 1, 2013, please come forward.