The man who was shot Tuesday afternoon at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City has died, according to local police.
The Oklahoma City Police Department has identified Southwest Airlines employee Michael Winchester as the deceased victim of a workplace dispute. Winchester, 52, was shot around 1 p.m. local time Tuesday. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition and declared dead two hours later.
Winchester is the father of James Winchester, a long snapper for NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.
Oklahoma City Police Capt. Paco Balderrama said the attack was premeditated. The attack came after Winchester fired the attacker, prompting the terminated employee to go after his boss.
“This individual went there and waited for the employee to either be coming or going to take this opportunity,” Balderrama said.
The shooting took place outside the airport in an employee parking lot, according to WCSH, an Oklahoma City TV station. Police did not believe anyone was shot inside the actual airport, but closed down the facility and asked employees and visitors to shelter in place.
Airport officials began to move people from inside the airport to SW 67th and Terminal Drive around 4 p.m.
The suspect remained technically at-large for a few hours following the incident until police discovered his body in a red pickup truck. The unidentified white male sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head believed to have been self-inflicted.
The airport was reopened around 7:30 p.m.
Suspect from Airport shooting is confirmed deceased, found inside a vehicle; name not released at this time. See Facebook for live feed.
— Oklahoma City Police (@OKCPD) November 16, 2016
