AX shooting: Union chief blames LAPD officer for 33-minute delay in aiding TSA agent who died From: The Daily Breeze By Tami Abdolla, Associated Press POSTED: 11/15/13, 10:27 AM PST | UPDATED: 1 HR AGO TSA Behavior Detection Officer Gerardo Hernandez as seen in a family photo from June of 2013. Hernandez was killed by a gunman in Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles, CA. 11/2/2013. photo by (John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News) LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles airport police union spokesman says medical attention for a mortally wounded Transportation Security Administration officer was delayed because a Los Angeles Police Department officer told responders the man was dead. Marshall McClain, president of the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association, said Friday the LAPD officer was standing in front of TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez, obscuring him from view as he lay bleeding, telling other responding officers that Hernandez was dead. It’s unclear how the officer made that determination or whether he was qualified to do so. The events unfolded on Nov. 1 after a gunman pulled a rifle from a duffel bag in the busy airport and targeted TSA officers. Authorities finally went to aid Hernandez after helping other wounded victims. McClain says an airport police officer thought he detected a light pulse and immediately wheeled Hernandez out to paramedics — 33 minutes after he’d been shot. McClain says he learned about the events by speaking with airport officers who were involved. Comments Print Email Recommended MORE Photos: Shooting incident at LAX Photos: Day after LAX shooting OTHERS ALSO READ... Judge orders Torrance to turn over name of officer in mistaken Dorner shooting Protecting airports challenging, LAWA Police Chief Patrick Gannon says 2 arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Hollywood Man wounded in San Pedro shooting ALSO RECOMMENDED...
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