Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee are investigating a shooting at a church on Sunday that left one person dead and seven injured.
It happened around 11:15 at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch.
A woman was shot and killed and six others injured in the rampage. Another person was pistol whipped by the shooter and taken to a local hospital.
Police captured the gunman, who was also among those injured. Police identified the shooter as Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, of Murfreesboro, who came to the United States from Sudan in 1996 and was a legal U.S. resident.
Church members said Samson has attended services in the past. No motive has yet been determined.
Most of those victims were older adults, investigators said.
All were taken to area hospitals.
At least one local news station reported the gunman was dressed as a clown.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Credit: Raymond Boyd
Credit: Raymond Boyd
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