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A man wielding a gun, a hatchet and pepper spray was killed inside a Tennessee movie theater on Wednesday after police responding to reports of an active shooter traded gunshots with the suspect, Nashville police said.
Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron told reporters that one moviegoer suffered a minor cut on a shoulder from a hatchet before police officers killed the 51-year-old suspect as he tried to go out the back door.
The wounded man had a superficial injury to his arm, fire department spokesman Brian Haas said.
The man, who was identified as Steven, told reporters that police did a "phenomenal job" in responding to the calls for help. He was one of eight people in the theater, and one of three who was pepper sprayed by the assailant. He said his daughter was also sprayed.
"I am very, very grateful that no one else got injured here today -- other than the person who perpetrated this," Steven said.
No one has been transported to a hospital, Haas said, but Steven, his daughter and another woman suffered irritation from pepper spray apparently used by the suspect, who was wearing a surgical mask.
The suspect also had two backpacks with him, Aaron said. The bomb squad destroyed one backpack that contained a "hoax device," Aaron said.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/us/tennessee-theater-shooting/index.html
Theaters should install metal detectors but won't pay extra.
Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron told reporters that one moviegoer suffered a minor cut on a shoulder from a hatchet before police officers killed the 51-year-old suspect as he tried to go out the back door.
The wounded man had a superficial injury to his arm, fire department spokesman Brian Haas said.
The man, who was identified as Steven, told reporters that police did a "phenomenal job" in responding to the calls for help. He was one of eight people in the theater, and one of three who was pepper sprayed by the assailant. He said his daughter was also sprayed.
"I am very, very grateful that no one else got injured here today -- other than the person who perpetrated this," Steven said.
No one has been transported to a hospital, Haas said, but Steven, his daughter and another woman suffered irritation from pepper spray apparently used by the suspect, who was wearing a surgical mask.
The suspect also had two backpacks with him, Aaron said. The bomb squad destroyed one backpack that contained a "hoax device," Aaron said.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/us/tennessee-theater-shooting/index.html
Theaters should install metal detectors but won't pay extra.
