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'Gunman' dead after cinema shooting in Nashville | 'Gunman' dead after cinema shooting in Nashville |
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A man brandishing a gun, an axe and pepper spray has been killed by police after attacking people in a cinema in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. | |
Carrying a rucksack on his chest and wearing a surgical mask, the unnamed man was shot dead as he exchanged fire with officers while trying to escape. | |
One person suffered a "superficial" hatchet wound and three people were treated for exposure to pepper spray. | |
The man has not been named but police say he is a 51-year-old local. | |
Authorities are now investigating two bags left at the crime scene, the Carmike Hickory 8 cinema in Antioch. | |
It is not yet clear if the gunman opened fire in the auditorium, as people watched Mad Max: Fury Road. | |
But he shot at police as he tried to escape out a rear exit. | |
Nearby businesses were placed on temporary lockdown. | Nearby businesses were placed on temporary lockdown. |
The shooting comes about two weeks after a shooting at a cinema in Lafayette, Louisiana. | The shooting comes about two weeks after a shooting at a cinema in Lafayette, Louisiana. |