The discharge occurred around 1:30 p.m. at the airport’s security screening area, airport officials said on Twitter.
“There is no danger to passengers or employees,” the statement said, adding the investigation remains ongoing.
An Atlanta police spokesperson confirmed no injuries had been reported as a result of the incident.
“There was an accidental discharge of a firearm near the main security checkpoint,” Atlanta police Sgt. Jarius Daugherty said. “Officers are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
A ground stop was called for the airport for all departing flights, per the Federal Aviation Administration, but was soon lifted. Airport officials soon gave an “all-clear” and said the airport was resuming normal operations.
Details about the weapon or circumstances surrounding the accidental discharge have not been made available.
Witnesses recount chaos after scare
Witnesses described confusion and disarray as panic erupted in one of the world’s busiest airports.
Erika Zeidler, who was traveling from Atlanta to Anchorage, Alaska, said she was sitting in a restaurant in Concourse T when people began running down the hallway.
“We thought they were late for a flight, and then more and more people started running,” she told CNN’s Jim Acosta. “There was some screaming and then somebody stopped and said, ‘There’s a shooter, you need to go.'”
Zeidler and others took shelter in a TGI Fridays restaurant, she said. Photos she shared on Twitter showed a crowd of people standing on the tarmac beneath a jetway as the incident unfolded.
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