Nashville Church Shooting: Masked Gunman Kills Woman, Injures Seven in Antioch, Police Say

The Tennessean’s Joel Ebert, Natalie Allison, and Anita Wadhwani report, “One person was killed and eight others wounded Sunday after a masked man opened fire following a church service in Antioch.” The 25-year-old alleged shooter, Emanuel Kidega Samson, accidentally shot himself after being confronted by an armed member of the church. Ebert, Allison, and Wadhwani write, “Although it’s unclear if race or religion played a role in the shooting, authorities, including the federal Justice Department, have opened a civil rights case.”

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