This is a developing story.
Metro Nashville police arrested a suspect Thursday afternoon after a shooting that injured one person at Opry Mills Mall.
According to Metro dispatch, the call came in just before 2:30 p.m. A spokesman for the Nashville Fire Department confirmed one person was taken to Skyline Medical Center in critical condition.
The spokesman said original reports of a second victim were false.
Police confirmed the suspect had been taken into custody. There did not appear to be an imminent threat by 3:10 p.m.
Police radio traffic suggested a chaotic scene, with police evacuating employees from stores in the mall.
A spokesman for Simon Property Group, which owns Opry Mills, said at he had just heard about the shooting and would send more information when he learned more. An unidentified person answered the Opry Mills Mall phone line and said “not accepting phone calls right now” before hanging up.
The nearby Grand Ole Opry house and Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center are on lock-down.
The Catholic Pastoral Center, located across Briley Parkway from Opry Mills, has advised staff to shelter in place, said Rick Musacchio, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville. They are monitoring the situation.
