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Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee said they received an emergency 911 call on Sunday about shots fired being reported at a local church.

Police quickly dispatched to a scene of chaos where they say that an active shooter was still on the scene of the massacre.

The shooting occurred at the Burnette Chapel of Christ which is located at 3890 Pin Hook Road, in Antioch.

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Witnesses reporting hearing gunshots near the facility where patrons were attending Church this morning and quickly called police.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO: Woman next door to Burnette Chapel Church Of Christ in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Antioch?src=hash">#Antioch</a> describes shooting victims showing up at front door. <a href="https://twitter.com/WKRN">@WKRN</a> <a href="https://t.co/zMDVR37pZw">pic.twitter.com/zMDVR37pZw</a></p>— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowWKRN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshBreslowWKRN/status/912004176703606784">September 24, 2017</a></blockquote>

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What appears to be a brutal bloodbath at a house of worship on a Sunday is clearly going to torment the community as they await to hear if their loved ones are safe.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is a mass casualty situation. All of the wounded have been transported to area hospitals. The majority are older adults.</p>— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) <a href="https://twitter.com/NashvilleFD/status/912006857404878848">September 24, 2017</a></blockquote>

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Law enforcement are now saying that at least 8 people have been shot and they're calling it a “mass casualty situation” with most of the victims being older adults.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Officials declare 'mass casualty situation' after shooting at Tenn. Church; Majority of victims are 'older adults' - <a href="https://t.co/NfC5jRmGi4">https://t.co/NfC5jRmGi4</a></p>— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href="https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/912008253911048192">September 24, 2017</a></blockquote>

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