Man at US Open tried entering tournament with a gun before pointing it at cop: report

Man at US Open tried entering tournament with a gun before pointing it at cop: report

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A man was apprehended outside of the U.S. Open on Saturday afternoon after he allegedly tried entering the tournament with a gun and brandished it in front of cops, according to the New York Post.

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Fans gather outside of security to enter the venue on Day Two of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. 

Fans gather outside of security to enter the venue on Day Two of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. 
(Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

Personnel confronted the armed individual as he was going through security, at which point he pulled out the weapon and brandished it at a cop before running toward the parking lot.

Fans gather outside of security to enter the venue on Day Two of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2016, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Fans gather outside of security to enter the venue on Day Two of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2016, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
(Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

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Police said no shots were fired, and there are no injuries.

The person was apprehended in the parking lot with the gun and taken into custody.

Fans gather outside of security to enter the venue on Day Two of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2016, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. 

Fans gather outside of security to enter the venue on Day Two of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2016, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. 
(Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

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Saturday marks the sixth day of the tournament, which will go on until Sept. 11.

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