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A 4-year-old boy has died after he drowned in a swimming pool while attending a birthday party with family members in Antioch on Saturday evening. Police said the 4-year-old climbed the stairs to a porch, which was connected to the pool. Authorities reported the boy – identified as Simeon Roungou – entered the pool unnoticed by others. A guest later saw the child in the pool and was able to render aid. The child was taken to Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where he died. Metro police said the drowning appears to have been accidental.
A student was expelled and charged after allegedly threatening mass violence at Trousdale County High School. The Trousdale County Sheriff’s Office investigated a school safety tip on Friday. The officer of Homeland Security and Mental Health Services responded. As a result of the threat, one student was charged and suspended. The student was charged with threat of mass violence at a school, and unlawful possession of a weapon, not at a school. Deputies say the expelled student has a hearing schedule in juvenile court.
The Metro Nashville Police Department is investigating two telephone threats made downtown, one a bomb threat and another for an active shooter. A section of Broadway and the area around the AT&T building were blocked off as police investigated the two threats. Per police, the first call made just after 8:30 was made to Hard Rock involving a bomb threat. The second call placed was for an active shooter threat at the AT&T building just over an hour later. Police say the AT&T call was an unfounded telephone threat. The Hard Rock threat was also via telephone and police are investigating as a precaution.