Armed man shot dead during incident at Nashville federal courthouse

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 19:19 · Archive

An armed man was shot and killed by security at a federal courthouse in Nashville on Thursday after pulling out a gun.

An armed man was shot and killed by security at the Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Nashville on Thursday morning. The man, approximately 40 years old and from outside Tennessee, entered the courthouse lobby at around 9:30 a.m. local time.

After entering the building, the man pulled out a gun, but it did not fire. He then pulled a knife before courthouse security shot him. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Don Aaron confirmed the incident at a Thursday morning news conference. The man was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities searched a vehicle belonging to the gunman near the courthouse but found nothing threatening inside. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will lead the investigation into the shooting.

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