Three people were shot and another stabbed in a wild family fight at an Arizona airport on Christmas Day — with another man later busted for turning up with guns thinking there was an active shooting, according to cops.
The violence erupted at a pre-security restaurant in Terminal Four of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport around 9:45 p.m. when someone pulled out a gun during a fight and opened fire, according to ABC 15.
Three people were found with gunshot injuries, including a woman left fighting for her life, police said.
Cops then detained a man with at least one stab wound and an uninjured girl in the airport parking garage, CNN reported.
“I believe this was a family dispute that escalated,” Sgt. Mayra Reeson told reporters early Thursday.
About two hours after the shooting, another man turned up at the airport with several firearms after getting a false text alert that there was an active shooting, Reeson said, according to AZ Central.
“There was no active shooter; there never was,” Reeson said.
The alleged gunman was arrested after an altercation with Phoenix police.
Photos showed a shirtless man being wrestled to the ground and then taken into custody, with officers carrying away at least two weapons, including a handgun, the outlet noted. He was not identified.
Four people were rushed to the hospital after the earlier shooting, including the shot woman in critical condition.
Two men who were also shot and the man who was stabbed are all stable, cops said.
None of those involved have been identified, but officials emphasized that everyone involved knew each other. No one else was injured.
The shooting forced the terminal’s security checkpoint and restaurants to shut down temporarily, airport officials and police told CNN.
No flights were affected and the investigation is ongoing.
Marvin Miller, who’s worked at the airport as a cleaner for three years, told AZ Central he heard three gunshots ring out from Terminal 4.
“They were different from fireworks. Gunshots are a big difference,” Miller told the outlet as he was getting off his shift.
