Details are still flowing in of a
Multiple photos from eyewitnesses show an assault rifle of the AR-15 variety laying at the feet of responding officers.
The AR-15 is among the most common rifles in the United States, but are banned in many states as a result of increasingly stringent gun laws.
Though the images do not clearly show the make of the rifle laying on the ground, it closely resembles a Bushmaster .223 caliber rifle used in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., last year.
This image gives the best look of the rifle:
LAX Terminal 3 Shooter Scene pic.twitter.com/TgROQ07oBz
- Tom Donnelly (@TJD19083) November 1, 2013
This post will be updated as new details become available.