Gunman firing from apartment complex near San Diego Airport

All departures and arrivals at San Diego International Airport in California have been stopped.

Police say a gunman has been firing from inside a nearby apartment complex which is under the airport's flight path.

Authorities are asking people in the area to stay inside and away from windows.

Police described the gunman as a black man who is 32-years-old, 5 ft 11in, and about 290 pounds with black hair.