Police evacuated Terminal 8 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport out of an 'abundance of caution' following reports of shots fired, but say investigators found no evidence of a shooting. Terminals 1 and 8 are closed and the Van Wyck Expressway approaching JFK Airport is also closed as a safety precaution. But in a statement, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said: 'Preliminary investigation does not indicate shots were fired at JFK. Extent of what I can see from other side of Terminal 8 at #JFK pic.twitter.com/FGTHTTUBiB — Ryan M Craver (@ryanmcraver) August 15, 2016"At this time, no gun shells or other evidence of shots fired has been found. Port Authority police received a call about shots being fired from the American Airlines' Terminal 8 departures area, ABC7 reports.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2016 01:57 UTC