At least 8 wounded in Tennessee church shooting

24 September 2017, 9:07 pm

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Authorities in Tennessee say eight people are injured in a shooting at a church in the Nashville area.

Nashville fire department spokesman Joseph Pleasant tells the Tennessean newspaper that the wounded were being transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center. The nature of the injuries is not immediately known.

A dispatcher quoted by the newspaper says that the scene is still “active” at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ as of 11:40 a.m. Sunday. Multiple ambulances are seen at the church.

On Twitter, Nashville fire officials describe it as a “mass casualty situation.” They say eight people, nearly all of them adults over age 60, are being treated for gunshot wounds and the area around the church remain shut down.

— AP