Ceremony to mark one-year anniversary of fatal shooting at LAX

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Ana Hernandez, wife of slain TSA agent Gerardo Hernandez, accepts a flag from acting Department of Homeland Security Chief Rand Beers during the memorial service for her husband at the L.A. Sports Arena. Beside her are her children Stephanie and Louis. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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Injured TSA agent James Speer wears a badge to honor slain fellow agent Gerardo Hernandez during the memorial service at the L.A. Sports Arena. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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Wounded TSA agent Tony Grigsby is greeted by fellow agents after the memorial service for Gerardo Hernandez at the L.A. Sports Arena. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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Mourners gather for a memorial service for slain TSA agent Gerardo Hernandez at the L.A. Sports Arena. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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The TSA Chorus sings in tribute to Gerardo Hernandez, whose photo was set up on stage during the memorial service at the L.A. Sports Arena. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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TSA agents gather for a group photo after the memorial service for Gerardo Hernandez. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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TSA and California Highway Patrol officers arrive for the public memorial service honoring TSA agent Gerardo Hernandez at the L.A. Sports Arena. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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TSA agent Tony Grigsby, center, who was wounded in the shooting, is comforted by fellow officers as he arrives for the memorial service. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. descends stairs past a portrait of slain TSA agent Gerardo Hernandez after delivering remarks during the public memorial service for Hernandez at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Members of the LAPD and the airport police force fill the Sports Arena for a memorial service for slain TSA agent Gerardo Hernandez. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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TSA supervisor Sheleta Fraser led the public memorial service. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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A TSA officer wipes her eyes during the public memorial service for slain TSA officer Gerardo Hernandez at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Wounded TSA agent Tony Grigsby, right, shakes hands with airport police Officer Aaron DuBoise before the memorial service for slain TSA agent Gerardo Hernandez. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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A Transportation Security Agency honor guard enters the Los Angeles Sports Arena, signaling the start of the public memorial service for slain TSA agent Gerardo Hernandez. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

By Carlos Lozano

Nov. 1, 2014 8:55 AM PT

Mayor Eric Garcetti will join a ceremony at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of a shooting at Terminal 3 that claimed the life of Transportation Security Administration Officer Gerardo I. Hernandez.

The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and will include a wreath-laying, flag presentation and a performance by the TSA/LAX Chorus. There will also be an airport-wide moment of silence at 9:20 a.m.

Hernandez was the sole fatality when Paul Anthony Ciancia allegedly opened fire with a high-powered rifle inside the terminal on Nov. 1, 2013. Ciancia, 24, has been charged with 11 felony counts in the attack, including murder and attempted murder.

Authorities said that Ciancia approached several people cowering in the terminal, pointed the gun at them and asked if they “were TSA.” If the answer was no he moved on without pulling the trigger. A witness told The Times that the gunman cursed the TSA repeatedly as he moved through the terminal.

The incident was over in less than 10 minutes but caused chaos at the world’s sixth-busiest airport and disrupted thousands of flights across the nation.

As gunfire rang out through the terminal, travelers and employees crawled on the floor and ducked behind planters and advertising kiosks. Passengers tripped over one another and abandoned baggage as they barreled backward through the security checkpoint.

Ciancia was wounded in a brief gun battle, arrested and taken to a hospital. Several others were injured by the gunfire.

Ana Hernandez, the victim’s wife, said at the time that her husband was “always excited to go to work.” The youngest of four siblings, she said, Gerardo moved to the United States from El Salvador at age 15 and graduated from Los Angeles High School.

Ana Hernandez said she was 16 and he was 19 when they met. They married in 1998 on Valentine’s Day.