ANTIOCH, Tenn. (UPDATE 4:35 p.m.) — A man says he has no idea why he and six others were attacked inside a movie theater by a man wielding a hatchet and a gun.

The man spoke to reporters outside the Nashville-area theater and was identified by a police spokesman only as Steven because his family "does not want any kind of 15 minutes of fame."

Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron says there were eight people in the theater for the screening of "Mad Max," including the suspect.

Steven and his daughter were among three people pepper-sprayed, and he was cut by the suspect's hatchet.

The victim says he has "no idea why this gentleman decided to attack us."

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4:15 p.m.

A bomb squad has detonated a backpack that a man had been wearing on his chest while wielding a hatchet and gun inside a Nashville-area movie theater.

The backpack was detonated Wednesday afternoon after police said the suspect was killed by officers in a gunfight.

Metro Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron says the suspect has tentatively been identified as a 51-year-old local man. His name was not released.

Aaron says an officer encountered the suspect, who attacked three people during a showing of "Mad Max." All three had been doused by pepper spray; one of them, a man, had a cut to his shoulder after he was apparently hit by a hatchet.

The suspect was shot and killed when he tried to leave through the theater's rear door.

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3:05 p.m.

Authorities say a man wielding a gun and hatchet while wearing a backpack on his chest and a surgical mask unleashed large amounts of pepper spray inside a movie theater before he was shot and killed by police.

Metro Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron says the suspect has tentatively been identified as a 51-year-old local man. His name was not released.

Aaron says an officer encountered the suspect, who attacked three people during a showing of "Mad Max." All three had been doused by pepper spray; one of them, a man, had a cut to his shoulder after he was apparently hit by a hatchet.

The air inside the theater was thick with the chemical irritant, according to Aaron. The suspect was shot and killed when he tried to leave through the theater's rear door.

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2:45 p.m.

A fire department spokesman says three people have been treated for exposure to pepper spray at a Nashville movie theater where a suspect was wielding a gun and a hatchet.

Brian Haas, a spokesman for the Nashville fire department, says one of those three also had a superficial wound that may have been caused by a hatchet.

Don Aaron, a spokesman for Metro Nashville police, says an officer came into the theater and was fired upon by the suspect. The officer shot back, then backed off. After that, a SWAT team came in, and there was another exchange of gunfire. The suspect was then found dead.

The suspect had two backpacks, which are being checked by authorities.

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2:20 p.m.

Police say the suspect in a shooting at a Nashville-area movie theater was armed with a hatchet and a gun before being shot by an officer.

Don Aaron, a spokesman for Metro Nashville police, said Wednesday that one person may have suffered a hatchet wound. He did not have further details.

Aaron says an officer came into the theater and was fired upon by the suspect. The officer shot back, then backed off. After that, a SWAT team came in, and there was another exchange of gunfire. The suspect was then found dead.

The suspect had two backpacks, which are being checked by authorities.

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2:15 p.m.

Police say a suspect is dead after officers responded to reports of shots fired at a movie theater southeast of Nashville, Tennessee.

Metro Nashville police said in a tweet Wednesday afternoon that there was an active shooter situation at the Carmike Hickory 8 theater, but that the suspect was dead.

Nashville Fire Department spokesman Brian Haas said previously that police were responding to the theater in Antioch, a suburb southeast of Nashville.

No other details were immediately available.

The latest shooting comes about two weeks after a gunman opened fire inside a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, during a screening of the film "Trainwreck." Police said John Russell Houser killed two people and wounded nine others before fatally shooting himself.

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2:05 p.m.

Authorities say police are responding to reports of shots fired at a movie theater southeast of Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville Fire Department spokesman Brian Haas said Wednesday that police were responding to a theater in Antioch, a suburb southeast of Nashville.

Haas said further details would need to be released by police.

No other details were immediately available.

The report of shots fired comes about two weeks after a gunman opened fire inside a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, during a screening of the film "Trainwreck." Police said John Russell Houser killed two people and wounded nine others before fatally shooting himself.

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