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Police arrested a Tennessee man suspected of opening fire during Easter brunch at a Nashville restaurant.

<div class="gjw_content"><div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p><strong>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NEWSnet/AP) —</strong> Police arrested a Tennessee man suspected of opening fire during Easter brunch at a Nashville restaurant, killing one person and injuring five more.</p></div></div>
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<div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>Anton Rucker was taken into custody Tuesday in Princeton, Kentucky, after Nashville police detectives located him at a residence there, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.</p></div></div>
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<div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>Rucker surrendered without incident and, on Wednesday, was being held in Kentucky’s Caldwell County jail on a fugitive warrant.</p></div></div>

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<div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>The shooting took place around 3 p.m. on Easter Sunday at a restaurant in Nashville’s Salemtown neighborhood after two men got into an argument that “significantly escalated within moments,” Nashville police spokesperson Don Aaron has said.</p></div></div>
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<div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>A 33-year-old was killed and five other people were injured.</p></div></div>
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<div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>Rucker was identified as a suspect from security video provided by the restaurant.</p></div></div>

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