NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee are investigating a shooting at a church on Sunday that left one person dead and seven injured.
It happened around 11:15 at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch.
A woman was shot and killed and six others injured in the rampage. Another person was pistol whipped by the shooter and taken to a local hospital.
Gunman opens fire at Church of Christ Burnette Chapel on Pin Hook Road. 1 woman dead in parking lot...6 other innocents shot... pic.twitter.com/yuwjfGPjXs
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) September 24, 2017
Police captured the gunman, who was also among those injured. Police identified the shooter as Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, of Murfreesboro, who came to the United States from Sudan in 1996 and was a legal U.S. resident.
Church members said Samson has attended services in the past. No motive has yet been determined.
Gunman wounded and at hospital. 1 other victim pistol whipped and at hospital.
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) September 24, 2017
Most of those victims were older adults, investigators said.
All were taken to area hospitals.
At least one local news station reported the gunman was dressed as a clown.
A church member tells me the gunman entered the church wearing a clown mask and opened fire. He was taken to a local hospital @NC5 pic.twitter.com/bLvereAj59
— Alexandra Koehn (@NC5_AKoehn) September 24, 2017
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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