NASHVILLE — The continuing investigation into Sunday’s deadly church shooting by the MNPD and our federal partners shows that suspect Emanuel Samson lawfully purchased one of the four weapons recovered Sunday. A relative lawfully purchased the other three.
Samson bought the .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol found in his SUV from a Rutherford County retailer in December 2015.
A relative purchased the .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol allegedly used to fire the shots at the church from a Rutherford County retailer in August 2016. That relative purchased the AR-15 rifle recovered in a case from Samson’s vehicle from the same Rutherford County retailer in February 2014. The nine millimeter semi-automatic pistol recovered from the church was purchased by the relative from a Wilson County retailer in August 2016.
The relative has been interviewed by law enforcement and reported that the three guns were given to Samson for safe keeping.
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