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Suspect dead, one injured after gunman opened fire inside Tennessee movie theatre | Suspect dead, one injured after gunman opened fire inside Tennessee movie theatre |
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Nashville police fatally shot a suspect who attacked several people inside a local movie theatre on Wednesday afternoon. | |
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Police dispatchers responded to reports of the active shooter at the Hickory 8 movie theatre in Antioch, located in southeastern Davidson County, Tennessee. | |
The suspect, identified as a 51-year-old white man, walked into the theatre wearing a surgical mask and carrying two backpacks, a hatchet and a firearm. | |
Patrons noticed the man, and immediately called police at 1:15pm. | |
Metro Nashville Police Department have confirmed that the shooter was shot dead by police. | |
Active shooter situation @ Hickory 8 Theater -- suspect dead | |
An officer entered the theatre where the film Mad Max: Fury Road was showing, and exchanged fire with the attacker. The officer then took cover. A swat team engaged the shooter, who was armed with a gun and hatchet, and killed the suspect during a shootout. | |
Don Aaron, Nashville Police spokesman, said that the suspect was a 51-year-old wearing a surgical mask. | |
The gunman was also carrying two backpacks, which are currently being investigated by a bomb squad. | The gunman was also carrying two backpacks, which are currently being investigated by a bomb squad. |
A witness at a nearby business said that one person was covered with blood, NBC affiliate WSMV reported. | A witness at a nearby business said that one person was covered with blood, NBC affiliate WSMV reported. |