Arizona gunfight: 3 shot, 1 stabbed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Christmas night, officials say

PHOENIX — Three people were shot and another person was stabbed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona during a family dispute in one of the terminals on Christmas night, police said.

The incident happened at a Terminal 4 restaurant outside the security perimeter, where responding officers found three people with gunshot wounds around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Phoenix police Sgt. Mayra Reeson told reporters early Thursday.

Later, the police detained a young woman and a man in the parking lot. The man had at least one stab wound, Phoenix police said.

“I believe this was a family dispute that escalated,” Reeson said, adding that police believe all five people involved know each other.

The four victims were transported to the hospital. A woman who was shot is in critical condition, while two men with gunshot wounds and the stabbing victim are all stable, police said Thursday morning.

Police had not yet interviewed those detained early Thursday and no charges had been filed, according to Reeson. The weapons were recovered, she added.

“We don’t think there are any suspects out there,” she said.

It is not clear if the group was planning to travel or was at the airport for another reason.

“It’s scary,” Reeson said. “It was Christmas Eve. Everyone’s trying to get home.”

The gunfire forced the temporary closure of the Terminal 4 security checkpoint, a spokesman for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport said. CNN in an email.

“The incident has been resolved and operations are returning to normal,” an airport spokesman said early Thursday.

Adding to the chaos, a man who heard misinformation about a possible active shooter at the airport arrived with a gun as police investigated the earlier dispute. The man was taken into custody after an altercation with police in the separate incident, according to Reeson.

Police said there are “no active threats at the airport” and no flights are affected as detectives work to piece together what led up to the shooting.

“Everything was back up pretty quickly,” Reeson added, although all restaurants in the food court were closed during the incident.