wounded during a confrontation with the church s usher, 22-year-old robert ingle. mr. ingle is one of those recovering in a hospital. what i would say about the usher, he physically engaged the shooter and during the struggle, the shooter was shot. at this time, we don t know exactly how that happened, whether he shot himself or whether the gun discharged during the struggle. mr. ingle sustained serious injuries himself and he s the hero. arthel: he is a hero indeed. the suspect, emmanuel sampson, 25, also in the hospital, and we will continue to bring you the latest as we get it. eric: there s a lot more tonight on a growing clash between the worlds of politics and sports on this football sunday. players across the nfl in a show of defiance against president trump after he called on fans to
with stopping the gunman and the fbi and justice department have opened a civil rights investigation. paulo sandoval is investigating. reporter: we understand there will be a federal investigation as well that will be launched into the events of what happened just outside of nashville here. the department of justice and also the fbi will be launching a civil rights investigation as we try to find be a clear motive and answer that question why did this take place earlier today. here s what we know about what went down. about 11:15 this morning just outside of nashville as services were wrapping up we re told this 25-year-old gunman by the name of emmanuel sampson pulled up to the parking lot of that sachk t sanctuary shot and killed a woman and went inside the church. he came face to face with an usher who by some accounts was
police use dogs to search the suspect s car. again the investigators have identified the suspect as 25-year-old emmanuel sampson. so far no motive has been released for the shooting. we will have more information on the developing story as we get it. eric: president trump says his stance has nothing to do with race but he says with respect for our country. despite that more than 100 players sat or kneeled during the playing of the anthem, the star spangled during nfl games today as you can see. after president trump went on his tirade against athletes who protest during the anthem, and then tweeted that those who refused to stand, he says, well, they should be fired. hello everyone and welcome to a brand new hour of america s news headquarters.
jonathan is reporting live from tennessee. fbi investigating whether race may have been a motive. yes, as far as local police, they are pursuing several leads. they won t speculate publicly on any motive. federal officials have confirmed that the fbi will be launching a civil rights investigation with the shooting. authorities have identified them as emmanuel sampson. he is a 25-year-old african-american male. he has been released from hospital and will be charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the shooting spree. the gunman fatally shot 39-year-old melanie smith in the church parking lot and went inside the church building, opening fire, injuring six others. the mayor issued a statement
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