Police have confirmed the death of the suspect in an active shooter situation in Antioch at a movie theater. They released his identity Wednesday night.
Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Vincente David Montano, of Nashville.
Authorities said Montano was arrested in Murfreesboro in 2004 for assault and resisting arrest.
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Officials said Montano was known to have psychiatric issues, and he had allegedly been committed four times, twice in 2004 to TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion Mental Health Clinic in Nashville and twice in 2007 to a different facility.
Montano was allegedly reported missing Monday, and officials said his mother made that report when she couldn’t get in contact with him.
In the report, his mother told police Montano had been diagnosed by a Murfreesboro doctor with paranoid schizophrenia in April 2006, and she also said she had not seen Montano since March 2013.
A heavy police presence was seen at 901 Bell Road, the Carmike 8 movie theater, located near the Global Mall at the Crossings shortly after 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.
In a press conference, authorities said they responded around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to the report of a gunman armed with a gun and a hatchet.
Officials said they responded to a showing of Mad Max, where they began to clear the theater. A total of eight people were inside that particular showing, including the suspect. Twenty people were on the property at the time.
An officer encountered the gunman who fired at the officer. The official returned fire.
Police confirmed the suspect was deceased at the theater, and officials added they believed the imminent threat was over. The suspect was shot by SWAT Team members.
His identity had not been confirmed, but tenative reports showed he was a 29-year-old local white male. Offers found an ID on the shooter, but they were awaiting confirmation before releasing his identity.
Authorities said two women, ages 53 and 17, were doused in the face with pepper spray by the suspect. Emergency crews said they were treated and released.
The suspect also heavily sprayed chemicals inside the theater. Officials responded with gas masks.
Another victim, a 58-year-old male identified only as Steven, had a wound to his shoulder, which was possibly from the hatchet. He was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Steven also gave a brief statement thanking all of those who responded and helped out, as well as asking for the public to respect his family's privacy.
