Dallas police are investigating after a Southwest Airlines flight was struck by a bullet Friday evening as it was preparing to depart from Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas, authorities said.

Bullet hits Southwest Airlines plane just before planned takeoff at Dallas airport - The bullet struck near the cockpit

A Southwest Airlines plane was shot while preparing to take off from Dallas Love Field on Friday. FOX 4's Amelia Jones talked to the Lee family who was on the plane at the time of the shooting.

A Southwest Airlines plane at Dallas Love Field airport was struck by a bullet on Friday night causing the plane to return to the gate.

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

A Southwest Airlines plane was struck by a bullet while preparing to take off from Dallas Love Field Airport on Friday evening.

"Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was set to depart for Indianapolis when a bullet apparently struck the right side of the plane, just below the flight deck, as the crew was preparing for takeoff," a Southwest spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

A Southwest Airlines plane was shot at Dallas Love Field on Friday night. The Lee family was onboard at the time of the shooting and shared their experience.

A Dallas family heading to Indianapolis to visit friends shared their experience after the plane they were on at Love Field was shot.

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