Man rushed to hospital in apparent self-inflicted shooting at Atlanta airport

Atlanta police responded Sunday afternoon to reports of an apparent self-inflicted shooting that left one person injured at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Authorities identified the individual as Douglas E. Smith, a convicted felon who was prohibited from possessing a firearm. Police said the 59-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to his left arm.

Smith was later charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and reckless conduct.  

"Officers responded to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where they located a male who sustained an apparent gunshot wound," the Atlanta Police Department (APD) told Fox News Digital.

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According to the police, Smith entered the airport around 3:30 p.m. in the pre-security baggage claim area of the South Terminal. He reportedly went up the escalators, pulled out a hand...