A Spirit Airlines flight from Florida was damaged by gunfire en route to Haiti and diverted to the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic, the airline said.

Gunfire hit a Spirit Airlines flight to Haiti on Monday, injuring a flight attendant, as the State Department warned of "gang-led efforts" to stop travel to the country.

A Spirit Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic after the plane was struck by gunfire while attempting to land in Haiti on Monday. A Spirit Airlines spokesperson told the Miami Herald that Flight 951,