One person was listed in critical condition after a gunman opened fire at Smile Direct Club in Nashville Tuesday morning leaving three coworkers fighting for life.
Nashville Police later identified the suspect as 22-year-old Antonio D. King. He died at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a confrontation with police.
The Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said that at around 6 a.m. and during a shift change, King entered the building wielding a Glock semi-automatic pistol and started shooting.
He is believed to have been acting alone, police said, and was later gunned down as he fled the scene.
Officers located him at the Antioch Pike and Franklin Limestone Road and asked him to surrender, which he refused pointing the gun at them.
The victims were not publicly identified but were described as a 46-year-old security guard; another security guard, 66; and the warehouse manager, 54.
King was hired last June but had previously worked at the facility between 2019 and 2020.
“The safety of our team members is a top priority for our Company and we maintain strict security protocols and a no-weapons policy at all of our facilities. We are working with the local police as they investigate this matter,” the Smile Direct Club said in a statement.
