Aerials of the scene at Los Angeles airport
The Transportation Security Administration confirmed one of its employees had been shot.
Emergency vehicles and heavily armed police are on the scene. Officers were reported to be searching and clearing the terminals.
Passengers were ordered to evacuate the airport, some onto the tarmac.
All outbound flights have been cancelled.
The incident was initially reported after 9:30 local time (16:30 GMT).
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was assisting police at a "multi-patient incident".
Witness Robert Perez told a CBS affiliate that airport security officers ran through the terminal yelling that a man had a gun.
"I heard popping and everybody dropped to the ground," Mr Perez said.
Another witness, Brian Keech, told the Associated Press news agency he heard "about a dozen gunshots" from inside the security gate at Terminal 3.
The White House confirmed President Barack Obama had been briefed on the incident.
A witness captured images of civilians on the Los Angeles International Airport tarmac following reports of a shooting
A security vehicle was seen on the airport tarmac following reports of a shooting
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