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APNewsBreak: Gunman to plead guilty in TSA officer slaying

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    FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2013 file photo provided to the AP, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, police officers stand near a weapon inside Terminal 2 at Los Angeles International Airport after a gunman opened fire in the terminal, killing one person and wounding three others. Paul Ciancia, the gunman behind the shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport three years ago, has agreed to plead guilty to all counts in a deal that spares him the death penalty. Ciancia, 26, faces a mandatory life sentence for murder and other penalties, according to the plea agreement filed Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in U.S. District Court that calls for him to plead guilty to all charges. (AP Photo, File) (The Associated Press)

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    FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2013 file photo, a Transportation Security Administration officer stands in front of a portrait of slain TSA officer Gerardo Hernandez during his public memorial at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Paul Ciancia, the gunman who killed Hernandez and wounded three others during a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport three years ago, has agreed to plead guilty. Ciancia, 26, faces a mandatory life sentence for murder and other penalties, according to the plea agreement filed Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in U.S. District Court that calls for him to plead guilty to all charges. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File) (The Associated Press)

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    This undated photo provided by the FBI shows Paul Ciancia. Ciancia, the gunman who killed a federal airport screener and wounded three others during a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport three years ago, has agreed to plead guilty to all counts in a deal that spares him the death penalty. Ciancia, 26, faces a mandatory life sentence for murder and other penalties, according to the plea agreement filed Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in U.S. District Court that calls for him to plead guilty to all charges. (FBI via AP) (The Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES – A gunman who killed a federal airport screener and wounded three others during a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport three years ago has agreed to plead guilty.

A plea agreement filed Thursday shows Paul Ciancia agreed to plead guilty to murder and other charges and prosecutors won't seek the death penalty.

Ciancia is charged with the murder of Transportation Security Administration officer Gerardo Hernandez at LAX on Nov. 1, 2013. Three others were also shot.

The New Jersey native was quickly shot by officers and arrested, but the rampage crippled the airport for hours as authorities searched to see if others were involved.

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