A man who came to court with a gun and a knife was shot dead in the United States.

In Nashville, Tennessee, a court security officer shot and killed a man who came to court with a gun and a knife.

The attacker, a 40-year-old man, was taken to hospital, where he died.

WASHINGTON, October 8 - RIA Novosti. A court security officer in Nashville, Tennessee, shot and killed a man who came to court with a gun and a knife and tried to use them, local police said.

"As far as we understand, he (the attacker - ed.) was armed with a pistol. We believe that this man tried to fire a weapon, but it did not work. After that, at the checkpoint he took a knife, and there was a confrontation with the security officer who was at this post. The security officer opened fire on the armed man," said local police spokesman Don Eron.