Laura Patterson, 47, was arrested by Port of Portland police after allegedly shooting a gun into the air near the security checkpoint for concourses D and E. She likely faces a dozen criminal charges, including four alleging attempted murder.
Court records released Thursday indicate Patterson drove from her home in Kennewick, Washington, to PDX to shoot her gun but not to hurt anybody.
“Patterson stated that when she arrived at the checkpoint she unzipped her purse, took out the gun and shot it,” she told a detective, according to court records provided by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.
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