A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the Friday evening flight, the airline said.

A Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas Love Field to Indianapolis had to be deplaned after the plane was struck by gunfire Friday night.

A bullet struck near the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines flight with passengers that was scheduled to depart from Dallas Love Field Airport on Friday, the airline said in a statement. Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 got hit on the “right side of the aircraft just under the flight deck while the Crew was preparing