A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to stop for investigation after being hit by a bullet on the runway.
The incident occurred on a flight about to depart from Dallas to Indianapolis.
Fox News reported on November 16 that a Southwest Airlines passenger plane was shot at as it prepared to take off from Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas.
The Dallas Police Department confirmed that they received a call reporting a shooting just before 10 p.m. on November 15 (local time).
A Southwest Airlines spokesman said the Boeing 737-800 serving the airline's Flight 2494 taxied safely back to the terminal after a bullet apparently hit the right side of the plane as the crew prepared to depart for Indianapolis, Indiana.
No injuries were reported, the spokesman said. Southwest Airlines said it would reschedule passengers for another flight and said the incident had been reported to law enforcement. The plane was also taken out of service.
A spokesperson for Dallas Love Field Airport also confirmed the incident and said the plane was damaged and returned, where passengers were safely disembarked.
The runway was temporarily closed while police investigated, but has since reopened. Dallas police confirmed that they are investigating the incident. It is unclear what led to the shooting and no suspects have been found.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also confirmed that they were aware of the incident.
This is the second time this week that a plane has been hit by gunfire. Previously, a Spirit Airlines plane departing from Florida was hit by gunfire on November 11 while landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
A spokesman for the airline earlier said that Spirit flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had to divert to Santiago, Dominican Republic, where it landed safely after being hit by gunfire.
Upon arrival in the Dominican Republic, authorities found evidence of damage on the plane consistent with gunfire. No passengers on board were injured, but a flight attendant suffered minor injuries.
The FAA has suspended flights between the US and Haiti following the incident.
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