Southwest Airlines Plane Stuck By Gunfire at Dallas Airport

Dallas police are searching for a suspect who fired at least one shot at a Southwest Airlines plane this past Friday night.

According to the Associated Press, A Southwest Boeing 737-800 aircraft was taxiing down the runway prior to taking off when it was hit by gunfire. The AP reports that the bullet struck the plane near the cockpit at around 8:30 p.m.

FOX 4 in Dallas reported that the pilot came on and told the passengers that he had "heard a rattling outside of the plane" and that they had decided to go back to the gate to check out the noise before taking off. Fortunately, no one was injured.

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Passengers were removed from the plane and placed on a different aircraft. According to one family interviewed by FOX 4, it seems as though many passengers were in the dark about the gunshot.

"They were very calm. They didn't let us know that anything was amiss. We just thought it was probably a mechanical issue that Southwest missed on a first inspection or something," said Shannon Lee.

The Lee family says that passengers did not know exactly what happened until they landed, and another passenger shared the news.

"They kept everybody very calm on board, which I think was wise," said Shannon Lee.

The plane that was hit by gunfire was removed from service and Dallas Love Field closed the runway where the plan was hit until later that evening according to the Associated Press.

As of this writing no suspects had been named or arrested.