1 Dead, 8 Injured in ‘Mass Casualty’ Shooting at Church

One woman was killed and eight people, including the gunman, were injured in what officials are calling a “mass casualty” incident at a church in Antioch Sunday morning.

Metro police responded to the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ on Pin Hook Road at 11:15 a.m.

The preliminary investigation shows the gunman–identified as Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25–arrived to the church in a blue SUV wearing all black and half of a face mask. He was reportedly armed with 2 pistols.

Metro police said he immediately confronted a woman outside the church, shooting her at least one time, killing her on the scene. She was identified as Melanie Smith, 39, of Smyrna.

Samson is accused of then going inside the church and opening fire. Forty-two people were in attendance, and six people were injured. (Read more from “1 Dead, 8 Injured in ‘Mass Casualty’ Shooting at Church” HERE)

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