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Who is Portia Odufuwa, alleged Dallas Love Field Airport shooter?

  • Portia Odufuwa was dropped off at the airport just before 11am
  • Once inside the airport, she went into a restroom and changed clothes
  • Minutes later, she got out of the washroom and started firing 

Written by:Vaishnavi
Published: July 25, 2022 09:33:06 Dallas, TX, USA

The woman who fired shots at the Dallas Love Field Airport late Monday morning has been identified as 37-year-old Portia Odufuwa.

Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia said the woman was dropped off at the airport just before 11am. Once inside the airport, she went into a restroom and changed clothes. Minutes later, she got out of the washroom wearing a hoody. She then pulled out a gun and started firing several shots, most of which appeared to be directed toward the ceiling.

“At this point, we don’t know where exactly the individual was aiming. From what we are seeing she was aiming at the ceiling,” Garcia said. ” There are several rounds that were found.”

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Police then confronted her and shot her in her lower extremities. She was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in an unknown condition. No one else was injured in the incident. 

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Colby James, one of the witnesses told NBC 5, that the woman said something about her husband cheating before opening fire. 

“She basically said her announcement, talking about her husband was cheating or something. And she basically said she was about to blow this sucker up. After she said that she pulled out a gun. She fired the first shot in the air and basically, everybody scattered. We were running. There were 10-12 more shots after that,” he told NBC 5. 

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The motive behind the shooting was not known. It was also unclear who dropped her off at the airport.

According to reports, Portia Odufuwa has lengthy criminal record, including a prostitution charge from 2006. She was also previously arrested for bank robbery. 

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