A Southwest Airlines employee was killed in a shooting outside of the Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City Tuesday afternoon, and the NFL was stunned to learn the victim is the father of a player on the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Oklahoma City police identified the dead man as Michael Winchester, 52. He's the father of James Winchester, the long snapper for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Father of Chiefs long snapper James Winchester killed in Will Rogers Airport shooting: https://t.co/HTwhDyz4Hj https://t.co/nx7PbhfW2R
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 15, 2016
I'm devastated to confirm for news outlets that my client @J_Winchester41 lost his father today to tragic & senseless gun violence at OKC.
— Ken Sarnoff (@KenSarnoff) November 15, 2016
The NBC affiliate in Dallas, Texas tweeted out a photo of father and son.
PIC: Michael Winchester, SWA worker and former OU punter, killed at OKC airport, with his son James, a current Kansas City Chief.@NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/o5WToUhqXc
— ScottGordon (@ScottGordonDFW) November 15, 2016
Details remain sketchy. According to an ABC television report, authorities received a report of shots fired in the airport's parking lot area. The victim later died of his injuries.
The shooter remains on the loose, and authorities don't have a motive.
