1 dead, 9 injured after gunfire erupted near Tennessee State University: Police

One idiosyncratic is dead, and 9 others are changeable and injured aft gunfire erupted during homecoming solemnisation events for Tennessee State University, Nashville Police Department officials said.

Five radical were transported to section hospitals via ambulance. Five others were transported by backstage vehicle, Metro Nashville Police Department Public Affairs Officer Brooke Reese said. At slightest 1 of the victims is simply a child, authorities said.

Officials judge that immoderate of those injured and hospitalized were progressive and are suspected of being progressive successful the gunfire, said Reese.

Fire and constabulary officials were already astatine the lawsuit to enactment successful the homecoming parade earlier today, authorities said. Some unit were already astatine the country erstwhile gunfire erupted, and utilized their belts to use tourniquets to gunshot victims, Nashville Fire Department PIO Kendra Loney said.

Most radical celebrating homecoming went to the Tennessee State University shot game, which is being held astatine Nissan Stadium, Nashville North Precinct Commander Anthony McClain said. During the day, determination was a ample radical of radical gathered for the parade.

When the gunfire began astir 2 hours agone during the event, "a fewer folks ruined it for everybody," McClain said.

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