Man armed with gun, knife shot inside federal court by officers: Police
Security officers shot and killed a man inside the Nashville federal court house Thursday after he brandished a gun and then a knife, investigators said.
Police shot and killed a man armed with a gun and a knife inside a federal courthouse in Nashville on Thursday morning, according to police. The incident occurred around 9:30 am in the lobby of the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building & Courthouse. The unidentified male suspect, believed to be in his 40s and from out of state, attempted to pass through a security checkpoint armed, police said.
At the checkpoint, the man allegedly fired his gun but it jammed, police reported. He then pulled out a knife and attacked an officer, prompting the officer to open fire, police added. The suspect was taken to the hospital critically wounded but was later pronounced dead, police said. Police are investigating the motive behind the attack and are searching the suspect's car, which was left near the scene.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will lead the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob McGuire stated that armed individuals entering federal courthouses are not acceptable and that the department will determine the cause of the incident and take appropriate action. The incident prompted the evacuation of a nearby library.
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