Dr. Marvin Swartz, a professor of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine said paranoia is often informed by cultural events, like the theater shootings in Colorado and Louisiana.
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This undated photo released by the Metro Nashville Police Department shows Vincente Montano, the attacker at a movie theater in Antioch, Tenn., Wednesday, August 5, 2015. The man’s wife and daughter were hit in the face with blasts of pepper spray, Nashville police said.
A SWAT team was ultimately called in and it wasn’t until Montano “came at them in a threatening manner, they opened fire”. An officer came into the theater and was fired upon by the suspect, Aaron said. He said he noticed two civilians were wounded and called for an ambulance.
Witnesses said the shoot-out with officers lasted up to three minutes.
He described how officers first went into a projection room to get a view of the theater seats below, and then descended into the auditorium. His mother said she had not heard from Montano in three years. He also said he felt the discharge of a weapon and believed he had been shot.
This lady was fortunate to miss the whole incident, “I was going to go see Mad Max this afternoon but decided to be lazy instead”.
With Montano dead, it may be hard to determine one.
Instead of a packed house showing a new film, Montano waged his attack in a theater where only seven others were present at midday, watching a movie that had already been out for some time.
Aaron said Montano had multiple and continuous opportunities to end the situation and surrender, but he chose not to. The employee said he wasn’t even sure if Montano ever had any food at the mission.
Breitbart News previously reported that Montano was allegedly armed with a hatchet, pepper spray, an Airsoft gun, and a fake bomb.
Police said the satchel Montano carried over his chest contained a hoax explosive device and was rendered safe by the police department’s Hazardous Devices Unit.
In addition to his weapons, a backpack and a duffel bag, Montano had a canister of propane, lighter fluid and a lighter and may have intended to set off a blast, Aaron said.
Among the items that police later discovered Montano had with him was a propane canister.
“The gun is a very realistic looking gun that strongly resembles a semiautomatic pistol”, Aaron said.
Sanchez said she later heard what sounded like “rapid fire” and saw the large police presence.
Montano lived on Briar Bend Drive in Murfreesboro. He sat in the front left corner of the theater.
He said Montano arrived at the theater on foot, and police have found no vehicle linked to Montano, who had no driver’s license.
Police returned to the home two hours later when Montano became agitated again. Police said Steven, a moviegoer who was with the women, stood up to intervene.
“Steven” gave a brief statement thanking all of those who responded and helped out, as well as asking for the public to respect his family’s privacy.
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“Police working at an accident scene nearby quickly responded to the reports of a gunman at the theater, Aaron said”.
