警方称，一名持手枪的男子在田纳西州最大城市的联邦法院内的安检点被致命射击。
A man armed with a pistol was fatally shot at a security checkpoint Thursday inside a federal courthouse in Tennessee’s largest city, police said.
据大都会纳什维尔警察发言人唐·艾伦称，这名40多岁的男子在试图开枪未果后被击毙。
The man in his 40s was killed after he tried to fire his gun but failed, according to Don Aaron, spokesperson for Metro Nashville Police.
“安保人员向持枪者开火，”艾伦说，并补充说该男子被送往医院后被宣告死亡。
"The security individual fired on the armed individual," Aaron said, adding that the man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
警方在一名女子被困车内后致剑持男子死亡，官员称。该男子被认为是外州人。关于他为何在法院未透露细节。射击事件导致旁边的图书馆关闭。法院访客必须通过安检点。
POLICE FATALLY SHOOT SWORD-WIELDING MAN AFTER WOMAN FOUND TRAPPED IN CAR, OFFICIALS SAY The man was believed to have been from out of state. No details were released about why he was at the courthouse. The library next door was closed as a result of the shooting. Courthouse visitors must go through a security checkpoint.
“这是大多数人在此法院使用的入口，”美国首席助理检察官罗布·麦奎尔说。
"That's the entrance that most people in this courthouse use," First Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob McGuire said.
射击后，警犬警员在周边巡逻，附近建筑的工作人员聚集在街道上观看现场。
After the shooting, police officers with dogs were circling the perimeter and workers in nearby buildings were gathered on streets to watch the scene.