HOUSTON, Feb. 13 -- A shooting happened at an airport in the U.S. city of Dallas on Friday when an inmate who was being transported tried to escape and got shot by an officer escorting him.

The incident occurred Friday afternoon at Terminal C of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The prisoner, who was being moved from Utah to Oklahoma and was staying at the Dallas airport for a layover, was escorted to a restroom where he assaulted the officer and was shot in one of his hands. The prisoner fled the restroom and tried to escape but was tackled by another officer waiting outside.

Both the prisoner and the first officer were sent to hospital. The officer suffered multiple injuries to his face and head, officials said.

Airport spokesman David Magana said the resulting investigation prompted the closure of the public area around the checkpoint counter near the site where the incident took place. No gates or flight operations were affected. No one else was injured.