Armed man shot dead after attempted attack inside Nashville federal courthouse, police say

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.

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.

"The security individual fired on the armed individual," Aaron said, adding that the man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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