Potential mass shooter fatally shoots self after causing lockdown in Tennessee

A suspect fatally shot himself after entering an office building near a shopping mall and causing a lockdown, local cops in Tennessee said Monday.

The incident happened around 2 p.m. local time when the man went into the building near the Hamilton Place shopping mall in Chattanooga.

Several businesses in the area went into lockdown.

“A shooter was inside the building and was attempting to execute a plan. That failed,” Chattanooga Police Department Sgt. Victor Miller told reporters. “We found that he shot himself, and he is deceased.”

No other injuries were reported. Police did not say how many shots may have been fired. The incident occurred in an office park with multiple business and agencies, but it’s unknown where exactly the shooting unfolded. No other details about the man’s plan were made available, and his identity was not immediately released.

The situation — which was originally reported as a mass shooter event — remains under investigation, police said. The lockdowns were lifted after about two hours, when cops determined there was no more threat to public safety.

Miller said more information would be made public at a later time.