警方表示，嫌疑人在试图开枪时，其枪支据称卡壳了。调查人员称，周四，一名男子在纳什维尔的一座联邦法院大厅内据称挥舞枪支随后又挥舞刀具，遭到警察枪击身亡。
The suspect's gun allegedly jammed as he attempted to fire, police said. Officers shot and killed a man inside a federal courthouse in Nashville on Thursday after he allegedly brandished a gun and then a knife in the court's lobby, investigators said.
纳什维尔大都会警察局公共事务主任唐·阿伦（Don Aaron）在新闻发布会上对记者表示，上午9点30分左右，一名外地来的40多岁身份不明的男子试图携武通过弗雷德·D·汤普森联邦大楼暨法院（Fred D. Thompson Federal Building & Courthouse）的安检口。
At around 9:30 am, an unidentified male in his 40s, who was from out of state, attempted to pass through the checkpoint of the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building & Courthouse while armed, Nashville Metropolitan Police Public Affairs Director Don Aaron told reporters at a news conference.
据阿伦称，在安检口，该男子试图用手枪射击，但枪卡壳了。阿伦说，嫌疑随后掏出一把刀试图袭击一名警官，此时该警官开枪。
At the checkpoint, the man allegedly attempted to fire his pistol, but the gun jammed, according to Aaron. The suspect then allegedly pulled out a knife and attempted to attack an officer, which is when the officer opened fire, Aaron said.
阿伦表示，嫌疑人被送往医院时伤势严重，随后被宣告死亡。警方称，该男子的动机正在调查中。调查人员正在搜查被遗弃在现场附近的嫌疑人的汽车。阿伦说，田纳西州调查局将负责此案的调查。
The suspect was transported to the hospital critically wounded and was later pronounced dead, Aaron said. Police said the man's motive was under investigation. Investigators were searching the suspect's car, which was left near the scene. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will handle the investigation, Aaron said.
美国助理联邦检察官罗布·麦奎尔（Rob McGuire）表示：“显然，有人武装并携带枪支进入联邦法院是不可接受的，我们将必须彻底查明发生了什么，然后采取相应的行动。”官员们表示，这起事件促使附近的一座图书馆进行了疏散。
"Obviously, someone who is armed and brings a firearm into a federal courthouse is not acceptable, and we're going to have to get to the bottom of what happened and then act accordingly," Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob McGuire said. Officials said the situation prompted the evacuation of a nearby library.