Chicago O'Hare shooting: Gunman fire at major airport

There has reportedly been a shooting at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. (Image: Getty)

There have been unconfirmed reports of a shooting at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport with at least one person injured. It's understood the incident happened around the Terminal 2 area of the transport hub with police responding after vehicles were seen fleeing the scene.

Police monitoring site Chicago Scanner, said up to 30 bullet shell casings were found by officers investigating and windows were shattered by gunfire. Posting on X, the policing monitoring page said three people had been treated by emergency services responding at the scene, which is America's fifth busiest airport.

More than 35 million passengers use O'Hare Airport every year, with flights to destinations all over the world, including the UK.

A statement from Chicago Police Department to Express.co.uk said the incident happened outside Terminal 2 at around 12:54am local time.

Police responded to the incident during the early hours at the airport (Image: Getty )

A spokesperson said: "Police responded to a call for service where an altercation occurred between multiple individuals outside of Terminal 2 on the street.

"During the altercation, shots were fired and a 25-year-old male victim sustained two gun shot wounds to the lower body. The victim was transported to Lutheran General Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.

"A second individual is currently being interviewed by Area Five Detectives. The investigation remains ongoing."

A local police scanning site said up to 30 shell casings from bullets had been found (Image: Getty )

According to the Mirror, one person was allegedly shot while another was "beat up" and shell casings from an AK47 were left on the lower level of Terminal 2.

"Started as a fight by door 2A, shooting by door 2C, 30+ casings on scene," @Chicago_Scanner posted.

A driver for a nearby hotel described hearing gunfire at around 12.50am.

They wrote on Reddit: "I drive a shuttle for a hotel nearby and was at the airport when it sounded like someone opened fire. I took off too quickly to see what happened, but was wondering if anyone had seen anything? I left at 12:50am as it was happening."

"It just breaks my heart to think that one of our guests here in town had an experience like that. It should just never happen.

"It shouldn't happen to a resident; it shouldn't happen to a tourist," Hopkins said. "It should just never happen, and outrage is an appropriate response to it."