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Witness video from the scene showed a heavy police presence at the movie theater.

Nashville Metro police have identified the attacker killed in Wednesday’s Antioch movie theater attack as 29-year-old Vincente David Montano.

In police reports released Thursday, it was revealed that the Antioch movie theater attacker had previous thoughts of suicide and homicide.

Three people suffered minor injuries. Aaron said there was a “great possibility” that Montano intended to use the canister as an explosive.

“The credit really goes to Officer Frith“, Swoner said. He requested a cup of water, then sat in the theater and allegedly stared down two women.

Montano tried to escape out the back door of the theater, and as he emerged with ax in hand and started toward officers, five of them opened fire, police said. The 911 call came through around 1:13 p.m. As the call was being made, people inside the theater hurried and told...

The former Marine entered the darkened theater, with the movie still playing, and encountered Montano, who appeared to be shooting at him. He said officers were directed to theater 4. Sandy Phillips and her husband no longer celebrate Thanksgiving because it falls so near...