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Reports of a shooting occured in Terminal 8 at around 9.30pm with witnesses telling police two shots were fired. Police are hunting for a suspect but they have not arrested anyone.

TWITTER•GETTY Terminal 8 at JFK airport has been evacuated

TWITTER Police are hunting for a shooter

Officers closed the gates at security checkpoints as the terminal was investigated. Planes were diverted from the terminal and no flights were cleared for take off as investigations took place. Police said "it's not safe to stay here" when they cleared the scene, according to reports.

TWITTER Police outside the airport

Panic at jfk theyre closing the gates at security-possible shooter pic.twitter.com/OJUIFaenEI — Dan Archer (@archcomix) August 15, 2016

TWITTER Many have been held up at the airport following the chaos

If you’re forgetting anything it’s not worth your life, everyone move now NYPD officer

One officer reportedly yelled: “If you’re forgetting anything it’s not worth your life, everyone move now!” The incident happened in the food court of the terminal following "a heated arguement" according to witnesses.

TWITTER No injuries have been reported

Umang Dua tweeted: “About to land at JFK, but pilot suddenly announces flight diverted to Buffalo! JFK apparently ‘shut-down’. No idea why.” Armed guards were also deployed to the scene. One woman told police she saw one passenger with a gun in the terminal which caused police to shut down the terminal, according to local media.

TWITTER All the flights at the airport have been grounded