A man with a history of mental illness who attacked three people at a Nashville-area movie theater Wednesday was carrying a propane canister and lighter fluid, authorities said, according to NBC News.
Vincente David Montano, 29, was later killed by police. He was described as a "transient" who had been committed for mental health issues at least four times since 2004. Police are trying to determine a motive.
Montano was armed with the canister of propane and a lighter, an ax, pepper spray, and a pellet gun resembling a semi-automatic pistol, Metro Nashville Police Spokesman Dan Aaron said Thursday.
The propane tank Montano carried had been gashed and the gas escaped. Aaron said there was a "great possibility" that Montano intended to use the canister as an explosive.
