8/3/2021- 9:30 a.m.
Tennessee– A gunman reckless firing shots at a SmileDirectClub manufacturing facility Tuesday morning in Tennessee’s capital region, injuring two employees before being shot and wounded.
Responding officers found two employees had been shot, and both were taken to a hospital, police said.
No names or conditions were immediately released. Police also have not commented about a motive.
SmileDirectClub, a Nashville-based company that makes clear plastic teeth aligners, said “the incident was contained quickly by security personnel on site.”
SmileDirectClub is known primarily for working with dentists and orthodontists to sell clear aligners online as an alternative to traditional braces.
The Antioch neighborhood is about a 12-mile drive southeast of downtown Nashville.
The suspected gunman was shot by police, and the suspect also was taken to a hospital, police said.
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