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| Gunman dead after cinema attack in Nashville | Gunman dead after cinema attack 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| And jurors in Colorado are currently deciding whether the man who killed 12 and injured 70 during a Batman film in 2012 should receive the death penalty. |