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| Suspect dead after cinema attack in Nashville | Suspect dead after cinema attack in Nashville |
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| A man brandishing an axe and pepper spray has been killed by police after attacking people in a cinema in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. | A man brandishing an axe and pepper spray has been killed by police after attacking people in a cinema in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. |
| With a rucksack on his chest and wearing a surgical mask, the man was shot dead by officers while trying to escape after carrying out the attack. | With a rucksack on his chest and wearing a surgical mask, the man was shot dead by officers while trying to escape after carrying out the attack. |
| 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 was later named as a 29-year-old local, Vincente David Montano. | The man was later named as a 29-year-old local, Vincente David Montano. |
| Police spokesman Don Aaron said Montano had "significant" psychological issues and had been committed to psychiatric care four times. | Police spokesman Don Aaron said Montano had "significant" psychological issues and had been committed to psychiatric care four times. |
| He had also been arrested in 2004 for assault and resisting arrest. | He had also been arrested in 2004 for assault and resisting arrest. |
| Police had at first believed the attacker was 51. They also mistakenly said he had a firearm but later clarified it was a pellet gun. | Police had at first believed the attacker was 51. They also mistakenly said he had a firearm but later clarified it was a pellet gun. |
| Officers were called at 13:13 local time (17:13 GMT) on Wednesday to the Carmike Hickory 8 cinema in Antioch, where a screening of Mad Max: Fury Road 2D was just starting. | Officers were called at 13:13 local time (17:13 GMT) on Wednesday to the Carmike Hickory 8 cinema in Antioch, where a screening of Mad Max: Fury Road 2D was just starting. |
| Witnesses were running out as the police arrived, and one officer entered the auditorium through the projection room, only to be shot at by the gunman. | Witnesses were running out as the police arrived, and one officer entered the auditorium through the projection room, only to be shot at by the gunman. |
| The assailant tried to escape out of a rear door but was shot dead. | The assailant tried to escape out of a rear door but was shot dead. |
| 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 latest attack 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. |