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Chilling 911 audio released Wednesday by Nashville police provided frightening real-time descriptions of the drama taking place Tuesday morning at a Smile Direct Club warehouse where three people were wounded and the gunman, 22-year-old Antonio King, was ultimately killed.
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‘given the vantage point represented by her video.’
SmileDirectClub, which manufactures a home teeth straightening system, released a statement, saying it was ‘saddened’ by the shooting and was cooperating with the investigation.
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King used a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun and apparently had multiple clips in a sling pack he carried, police said.
Police said King, who worked the day shift at the warehouse, had been working there since June but had previously worked at the facility from late 2019 to early 2020.
A workplace shooting in Nashville early Tuesday morning left three people wounded and the shooter dead in the middle of the street after an encounter with police.
Two security guards at the SmileDirectClub warehouse Johnny Hardin, 46, and Carlton Watson, 66 were hospitalized, Hardin in critical condition and Watson in stable condition. Fifty-four-year-old Thomas Abbott, a manager at the facility, was treated and released, WKRN reported. Another employee injured a leg running away.
The alleged shooter, Antonio King, 22, was pronounced dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Police said King entered at shift change about 6 a.m. and began firing, but no one was hit. He exited the building and engaged in a shootout with security guards through the doors, firing more than 20 rounds. Metro police said they believe King was hit during the exchange of gunfire as well.