The FBI was called after a loaded gun magazine with hollow point rounds was discovered on a Frontier Airlines plane at the Atlanta airport, forcing an evacuation and security sweep.
The incident occurred just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday when officers assigned to the airport responded to a call about a gun magazine found near Frontier Airlines Gate C-6 in Concourse C, according to a news release from the Atlanta Police Department (APD). A passenger on the Airbus A320 aircraft discovered what appeared to be a loaded magazine containing ten hollow point rounds near seat 7A, according to the release. Police indicated the magazine, marked with the initials ‘K H,’ was found during boarding for a turnaround return flight to Cincinnati. Officers coordinated with TSA, DOA, Frontier Airlines, Homeland Security, and Atlanta Police K-9 units, and the aircraft was evacuated, according to the release. After a thorough search by officers, no additional items of concern were found. TSA screened all passengers a second time, and the flight departed safely just before 8 p.m., according to officials. The FBI was notified of the matter, according to APD.