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Alleged LAX Shooter, Graduate of Salesianum School

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The alleged shooter in the shooting rampage at Los Angeles Airport that left one TSA agent dead was a graduate of Salesianum School in Wilmington.

Several other people were wounded.

Federal prosecutors have filed murder charges against Paul Ciancia of New Jersey as well as counts for commission of violence at an international airport.

Radio station WDEL reports that police said that part of a note carried by him spoke of stirring fear in "traitorous minds."

Gerardo Hernandez is the first TSA official killed in the line of duty during the 12 years of the institution.

He is remembered as a family man who constantly smiled at travelers.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.