HEBRON, Ky. — A gun went off inside the Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky International Airport Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson for the airport.
A spokesperson for CVG told WCPO 9 News a passenger in the terminal area of the airport was checking her luggage and declaring that she was packing a firearm with the airline when the gun accidentally discharged.
Airport police were called and handled the situation. No one was injured and nothing was damaged, the spokesperson said.
While travelers can bring firearms in checked baggage, the Transportation Security Administration requires that the firearms be unloaded and in a locked hard-sided container. Ammunition can also be brought in that same locked case if packed in a fiber, wood, plastic or metal box specifically designed to carry ammunition. It should never be in the firearm.
The woman was later charged with wanton endangerment, a first-degree felony. She has not been named at this time.
WCPO has requested any footage or reports related to the incident.
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