Scene outside a shooting in Antioch, Tennessee
Scene outside a shooting in Antioch, Tennessee, on August 3, 2021.
WKRN
  • Three people, including a suspect, were hospitalized after a shooting in Antioch, Tennessee.
  • It happened at a Smile Direct Club warehouse early Tuesday morning.
  • Police said an officer shot and killed the suspected gunman.
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Three workers were shot at a Smile Direct Club warehouse in Antioch, Tennessee, early Tuesday morning before the suspected gunman was shot and killed by police, authorities said.

The shooting occurred during a shift change around 6 a.m., according to Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Don Aaron.

"For whatever reason, the man opened fire," Aaron said. Three workers were shot, he said; one worker is in critical condition.

The department said two employees were shot and taken to the hospital, and that an officer shot the suspected gunman.

The suspect has since died, authorities said at a press conference.

At a press conference, police said the suspect - who they said was a worker at the warehouse - used a Glock semi-automatic pistol with an "extended magazine" in the shooting.

WKRN reported a witness saying that she saw a man start firing a weapon and shoot out the front doors of the building.

A Smile Direct Club employee told WKRN's Josh Breslow that the suspect "just asked everybody 'why are you running? why are you running?' He just started opening fire, spraying it, the whole building."

Aerial footage of the warehouse after the shooting showed bullet holes and broken glass at an entrance.

Smile Direct Club said in a statement to Fox 17 News: "Although SmileDirectClub is saddened at the shooting that took place at its manufacturing facilities this morning, the incident was contained quickly by security personnel on site.

"The safety of our team members is a top priority for our Company and we maintain strict security protocols and no weapons policy at all of our facilities. We are working with the local police as they investigate this matter."

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