The shooting was first reported at the airport on Twitter around 12:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon on Twitter.
A smartphone video that captured the shooting shows a security officer at the airport pointing his gun after gunshots can be heard firing.
“Get down!” the man shouted repeatedly with his weapon pointed.
A woman was reportedly trampled in the commotion following the gunshots. NBC 7 San Diego reported that one person was taken to the hospital.
The gates to the airport were locked for security.
A spokesman for the airport told Fox 4 that the baggage area has been evacuated and that police are responding.
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