- 25 Sep 2017 17:12
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There was another church shooting on the same day the various players from the NFL were kneeling in the protest over police abuse of minorities.
While it was a topical news item, it definitely didn't get the same media treatment of the last church shooting, I guess because the shooter wasn't a fan of the Confederacy. The shooting wasn't considered a terror event, despite the shooter having been dressed as a terrorist, and it certainly wasn't a hate crime.
Suspect Charged With Murder in Mass Shooting at Tennessee Church
While it was a topical news item, it definitely didn't get the same media treatment of the last church shooting, I guess because the shooter wasn't a fan of the Confederacy. The shooting wasn't considered a terror event, despite the shooter having been dressed as a terrorist, and it certainly wasn't a hate crime.
Suspect Charged With Murder in Mass Shooting at Tennessee Church
A Tennessee man was held without bond Sunday night on a first-degree murder charge after he allegedly opened fire while wearing a mask at a church outside Nashville, killing one person and injuring six others, authorities said.
Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, identified as the suspect by police, told authorities he arrived at the church armed with a handgun just before 11 a.m. and "fired upon the church building," according to a State of Tennessee affidavit.
Officials said in a statement that more charges were expected.
Samson, who appeared to go by "Bulda" and often signed his Facebook posts "B," posted several times to social media in the hours leading up to the shooting.
"You are more than what they told us," one post said.
A second post read, "Become the creator instead of what's created. Whatever you say, goes."
Samson's final post read, "Everything you've ever doubted or made to be believe as false, is real. & vice versa, B."
The 25-year-old's Facebook page listed his current city as Murfreesboro, Tenn., and his hometown as Khartoum, Sudan. Under political views, Samson wrote, "Your votes mean nothing."
Five shooting victims and the gunman were treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said John Howser, chief of the medical center's communications office.
By Monday morning, one patient was in critical but stable condition, according to the medical center. The four remaining patients were all listed in stable condition.
The gunman was apparently wearing "a type of neoprene mask," Aaron said, adding that it was the kind of half-mask a skier might wear.
"This is a terrible tragedy for our city," Mayor Megan Barry said in a statement. "My heart aches for the family and friends of the deceased as well as for the wounded victims and their loved ones."