Armed man shot dead after attempted attack at Nashville federal courthouse

Mixed · 2An armed man was shot and killed at the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday 8 October, police said. 1 2 Left · 1According to Nashville Metropolitan Police Public Affairs Director Don Aaron, at around 9:30 am an unidentified man in his 40s, from out of state, tried to pass through the checkpoint of the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building & Courthouse while armed. 2 Left · 1Aaron said the man allegedly tried to fire his pistol but it jammed, then pulled out a knife and tried to attack an officer, at which point the officer opened fire. 2

Mixed · 2The man was taken to a hospital critically wounded and was later pronounced dead; early reporting had described one person shot and in critical condition. 2 3 Left · 1Police said his motive was under investigation, investigators were searching his car left near the scene, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will handle the investigation. 2 Left · 1Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob McGuire said bringing a firearm into a federal courthouse is "not acceptable" and that officials would have to get to the bottom of what happened. 2

Mixed · 2Nearby roads and crosswalks were blocked and the adjacent Nashville Downtown Public Library was evacuated. 3 2