***graphic content*** Dallas Airport Shooting - Surveillance & Bodycam Video Released

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<p>The Dallas Police Department on Tuesday released videos from Dallas Love Field Airport that allegedly show 37-year-old Portia Odufuwa opening fire in the terminal on Monday.</p><p></p><p>Odufuwa was dropped off at the airport by an uninvolved Uber driver shortly before 11 a.m., Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said at a press conference Tuesday. Surveillance video shows her exiting the vehicle and entering the terminal. She then enters a restroom and emerges about five minutes later wearing a black hoodie with the hood all the way up.</p><p></p><p>The suspect walks from the bathroom to the Southwest Airlines ticketing area and says she has an announcement to make, Garcia said. Witnesses say Odufuwa started to ramble, talking about a marriage, incarceration, and that she was going to blow up the airport, and then pulls a handgun from her sweatshirt.</p><p></p><p>She then points the weapon at the ceiling and fires multiple shots, police said. Travelers can be seen scattering away from her and taking cover. Nearby Dallas Police Officer Ronald Cronin can be seen quickly taking cover behind a kiosk. Garcia said Cronin gave Odufuwa verbal commands to drop the weapon, then fired, striking her in the lower extremities.</p><p></p><p>Body-camera video shows additional officers arriving on the scene to take Odufuwa into custody. Officers began first aid until Odufuwa could be transported to the hospital.</p><p>Police said Odufuwa pointed her weapon at Cronin and a bystander. Odufuwa was charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, and more charges are possible.</p>