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1 dead, 7 injured at ‘mass casualty incident’ at Tennessee church 1 dead, 7 injured at ‘mass casualty incident’ at Tennessee church
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One person has died and six have been injured in a shooting at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch south of Nashville, Tennessee. The gunman was also injured. One person has died and six were injured in a shooting at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch south of Nashville, Tennessee. The gunman is also being treated for self-inflicted injuries.
It’s understood the shooting occurred shortly after 11 a.m, according to local reports. It’s understood the shooting occurred shortly after 11am Sunday. A Metro Nashville police spokesman told reporters that the church service had just ended when “a gunman arrived in the parking lot” and shot a woman heading to her car.
Metro Nashville Police Department said one woman was shot dead in the parking lot, and six other “innocents” were shot, while another was pistol whipped. The gunman then made his way into the church where he opened fire.
The gunman has also been hospitalized for his injuries. A churchgoer confronted the suspect, but was pistol whipped. He ran to his car to get his gun, and returned to the church. The shooter then shot himself in the head, a Metro Police spokesperson told the media.
A spokesman from the Nashville fire department, Joseph Pleasant, confirmed to The Tennessean that the injured have been brought to the Vanderbilt Medical Center. Police confirmed that the shooter was wearing a “type of neoprene mask like what you might see on a skiier,” and that he is in his mid 20s.
“Medical personnel are treating 8 wounded churchgoers shot at Burnett’s Chapel Church of Christ,” Nashville Fire Department said in a tweet Sunday. “Shooter among wounded.” “This is a mass casualty situation,” Nashville Fire Department said in a tweet Sunday. “All of the wounded have been transported to area hospitals. The majority are older adults.”
“This is a mass casualty situation,” the fire department said. “All of the wounded have been transported to area hospitals. The majority are older adults.”
The fire department added that “all of the wounded except for one is over the age of 60.”The fire department added that “all of the wounded except for one is over the age of 60.”
Among the injured is the church's pastor, who was shot, the WKRN television news channel reported, citing the pastor's son, according to Reuters. All those injured in the shooting have been transferred to the Vanderbilt Medical Center, where, police said, “one person appears to be [in] more serious [condition] than others.”
The gunman’s condition is said to be “not life-threatening,” according to authorities.
“He is under police guard right now at Vanderbilt University Medical Center,” a police spokesperson said.
Bill Hunter, a former minister of the church, told Tennessean reporter Natalie Allison, “a fella walked in, sat down in a seat and pulled out a pistol and started shooting."
A woman living next door to the church told WKRN two people came up to her door and said, “Someone is shooting at us at the church.”A woman living next door to the church told WKRN two people came up to her door and said, “Someone is shooting at us at the church.”
Her husband went to the church and saw a victim that had been shot in the back. He saw someone lying in the doorway, and “some other people that were shot.”Her husband went to the church and saw a victim that had been shot in the back. He saw someone lying in the doorway, and “some other people that were shot.”