Tennessee church shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured

One woman has been shot dead and six others churchgoers are wounded after a gunman opened fire Sunday at a church outside of Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said.

Medical personnel are treating several wounded individuals after the shooting took place at Burnett’s Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee, according to the Nashville Fire Department.

The woman killed was shot dead in the church’s parking lot, according to Nashville police.

Another victim who is now hospitalized was pistol whipped, police said.

The gunman was also wounded and is at an area hospital, police said. It was not immediately clear what injuries the suspect sustained.

All of the wounded have been transported to area hospitals; the majority of those wounded are older adults, according to the fire department.

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