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Hatchet-Wielding Assailant Shot Dead By Police After Attacking Nashville Movie Theater: VIDEO

August 5, 2015 by Sean Mandell Leave a Comment

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UPDATE: Police have clarified that the suspected firearm turned out to be an “airsoft” pistol resembling a pistol.

From Reuters: 

The hatchet-wielding man shot by police after an attack on a Nashville-area movie theater on Wednesday had a propane cannister and lighter fluid on him that he may have wanted to use to set off an explosion, police said on Thursday.

The gunman, Vincente Montano, 29, a transient with a history of mental illness, refused numerous requests from police to surrender. He was fatally shot after a standoff with police at the theater that has been holding an afternoon showing of “Mad Max: Fury Road” before a small crowd.

“His motive for all this is yet to be determined,” said police spokesman Don Aaron.

Original Report:

Three people were injured when Montano doused the theater with pepper spray, including one man who also suffered a superficial hatchet wound from the assailant.

A gunman has opened fire in a movie theater in Antioch, Tennessee outside of Nashville, engaging in a firefight with police before being shot and killed.

The gunman was reportedly also armed with a hatchet. No word yet on the number of injuries or fatalities.

NBC News reports:

A man armed with a gun and a hatchet opened fire Wednesday in a movie theater outside Nashville, Tennessee, police said. The attacker was killed after exchanging fire with SWAT officers, police said.

Don Aaron, a police spokesman, said one person may have been wounded by the hatchet. He said the Fire Department was still checking on injuries.

A police officer found the gunman inside a theater where “Mad Max: Fury Road” was playing at the Carmike Hickory 8 theater in the suburb of Antioch, Aaron said.

Police said the gunman had two backpacks with him. Law enforcement officers were checking those, police said.

UPDATE: MSNBC is reporting that no fatalities or major injuries have transpired. CBS News meanwhile reports that the gunman had two backpacks with him when he entered the theater, and a bomb squad has arrived on the scene.

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