was shot and killed at Miami International Airport this afternoon (12/7/05) How sad.

Of course better details will be forthcoming.. but the local info says the 44 year old man from Maitland, FL (near Orlando) had just had an argument with his wife on the airplane, and became unruly. The air marshalls told him to put his back pack bag down at which time he reached into it.... also that he was told to get down on the ground at which time he ran into the jetway? ........ and was subsequently shot.

His wife is supposedly the one who gave the information that her husband suffered from bipolar disorder.

No bomb nor any ordnance was found.

This is most interesting because of the questioning of how to be sensitive to those with mental health issues... and yet keep others safe.

I await the full report, as certainly the wife would have been yelling out trying to let others know he suffered from a mental illness and ??? and what? Wouldn't saying just that mean nothing? He could be mentally unwell and have a bomb... what would you say in the heat of the moment?

Whew.