The shooter was identified as an out-of-state U.S. Marshal, who police say entered the front door armed with a pistol.
The gunman is dead and there is no threat at the courthouse at this time, police said.
Police say the shooter attempted to discharge his gun, but it did not fire. He then used a knife on a security guard, who shot the gunman.
The gunman was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
The Nashville Downtown Public Library next door is under evacuation due to a “strange vehicle” on the side of the building, according to police. A bomb squad searched that vehicle and did not find anything.
Roger Clemens’ Major League Baseball career is one for the record books.
Clemens received seven Cy Young Awards, the most of any pitcher. He was the 1986 American League MVP, had 11 All-Star selections, two World Series championships, two pitching Triple Crowns, and more over his 24-year career.
Despite the impact he made on baseball, he has still not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The omission is tied to allegations of using performance-enhancing drugs, something Clemens has not only denied, but he was also acquitted in 2012 of federal charges that he lied to Congress about it.
Clemens introduced President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, during a rally in San Antonio, Texas.
“What a privilege it is for me to intro our great president,” Clemens stated.
“A man that loves our country, that puts all of us first, and puts America first. This is what I love. He’s made us better, he’s made us stronger, and more important, because of the border and everything here, he’s made us safer.
“And don’t forget, this is really important, this man put his life on the line for us. Don’t ever forget that.”
Once at the podium, President Trump announced that Clemens would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Trump also argued that Clemens should be in the Hall of Fame.
After listing off Clemens impressive career achievements, the President stated, “We are giving him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Along with the Congressional Medal of Honor, it is the highest award bestowed upon anyone.”
He then invited a stunned Clemens back to the stage where he shared, “Well, I’m stunned, No. 1. Again, 24 years y’all – this supersedes obviously anything I’ve done in my playing career.”
“To get it from this man, this president. There wouldn’t be another president I’d want to get it from.”
“Announcing it here in my home state, and again, from this man. You talk about a winner – that’s a winner right there.”
“I can’t thank you enough. That is a huge honor, and again, thank y’all very much.”
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Bast, a representative of The Satanic Temple, delivers a Satanic invocation during a Battle Ground City Council meeting in Washington.
Just days before Americans head to the polls, another city council meeting has become the center of controversy over a Satanic invocation, this time in Battle Ground, Washington.
The controversy unfolded at the Battle Ground City Council’s October 5 meeting, where a representative associated with The Satanic Temple delivered an opening invocation that rejected traditional religious beliefs and concluded with a declaration praising Satan.
The moment came as the city implemented its policy allowing members of the public to deliver religious or philosophical invocations before council proceedings.
A woman with a buzzcut and a demonic shirt named Bast, a representative from the Satanic Temple, delivered the city’s opening “prayer.”
The Satanic Temple speaker said:
“This invocation today was inspired by the seven tenets, or ethical principles, of The Satanic Temple. Thank you. A non-theistic organization that believes in compassion, empathy, justice, autonomy, freedom of speech, scientifically based beliefs, accountability, and wisdom.
Let us begin.
Let us never bow our heads or bend the knee in obeisance to any faith from the past that is based on ignorant, bigoted savagery.”
She closed with: “Hail Satan, the archetype or symbol of the bringer of knowledge, and hail thyself.”
The clip spread on Thursday after The Vigilant Fox posted the city video.
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This is the predictable end of a policy the council wrote for itself. On August 3, Battle Ground voted 5–1 for Resolution 26-04, opening a slot of up to three minutes before the Pledge on a first-come, first-served basis, once a year per speaker, open to every faith “or lack thereof.”
Councilor Jeanie Kuypers was the only no vote. Councilor Shane Bowman was absent. The Reflector quoted Mayor Overholser afterward: there would be “literally no filter,” and the city wanted to “lower the barriers to allow whoever wants to bring an invocation to bring an invocation.”
They got what they ordered. Local reporter Dominick Bonny noted that the Satanic prayer opened the first meeting held under the new rule.
This latest controversy comes immediately after another Satanic invocation sparked outrage in Ottumwa, Iowa.
The Ottumwa City Council opened its October 6 meeting with an invocation addressed to a “dark father.”
The speaker, identified as Matthew Dalbey, concluded with the words “Hail Satan.”
But the Iowa meeting did not end without objections.
A man identified as Rick demanded that city leaders reverse what he considered a curse placed on the community.
Mayor Ben Foote subsequently called for 30 seconds of silence for prayer or reflection, despite an objection from Councilwoman Cara Galloway, who insisted the meeting proceed with its scheduled business.
