Who is Portia Odufuwa? Bank robber shot by cops after opening fire at Dallas Love Field Airport

Who is Portia Odufuwa? Bank robber shot by cops after opening fire at Dallas Love Field Airport
Portia Odufuwa is a former suspect in a 2019 robbery case (CBS footage screenshot, Mugshot/Collin County Sheriff’s Office)

DALLAS, TEXAS: A woman who opened fire at Dallas airport before being shot by police has now been identified as a former bank robbery suspect. No one else was injured in the incident. Dallas Love Field is situated nearly six miles northwest of downtown Dallas and is a prime hub for domestic carrier Southwest Airlines.

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Dallas Police did not release a motive for the shooting incident in Dallas involving Portia Odufuwa, 37, who was taken to hospital in an unknown condition. An officer representative said Odufuwa entered the terminal after being dropped off at the airport." She went inside a women’s restroom and later came out into the ticket counter area and fired a weapon several times," said police. The FBI is assisting Dallas Police in the investigation, as reported by Fox News.