LOS ANGELES: Police were hunting for a motive Saturday after a gunman opened fire at the Los Angeles International Airport, killing an unarmed security agent, terrifying hundreds, and sowing chaos at the busy transport hub.

Panicked travelers scrambled to escape after the shooter—identified as 23-year-old Paul Anthony Ciancia— armed with an assault rifle, blasted through a security checkpoint at the airport shortly after 9 a.m.

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