Armed man killed by security after entering federal courthouse in Nashville

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A man armed with a pistol and a knife was shot and killed by a security guard at a federal courthouse in Nashville on Thursday morning.

The man has not been identified by police, but he was reportedly in his 40s and from out of state. He attempted to bypass a security checkpoint at the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building & Courthouse in Music City, according to Nashville Metropolitan Police Public Affairs Director Don Aaron.

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