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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 29-year-old local. | |
| Officers were called at 1.13pm local time (17:13 GMT) to the Carmike Hickory 8 cinema in Antioch, where witnesses were running out as they arrived. | Officers were called at 1.13pm local time (17:13 GMT) to the Carmike Hickory 8 cinema in Antioch, where witnesses were running out as they arrived. |
| One police officer entered the auditorium, where Mad Max: Fury Road 2D was being shown, and was shot at by the gunman. | |
| The assailant tried to escape out of a rear door but was shot dead in an exchange of fire with Swat officers. | |
| His rucksack, still strapped to him when he died, was detonated by authorities and "nothing of danger" was found, police said. | His rucksack, still strapped to him when he died, was detonated by authorities and "nothing of danger" was found, police said. |
| 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. | 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. |