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Bodycam footage shows moment Nashville cops shoot and kill Smile Direct warehouse worker, 22, after he turned up at work and opened fire on security guards

This is the moment Nashville Police shot and killed a worker for the braces firm Smile Direct Club after he turned up at one of its warehouses and opened fire on security guards.

Antonio King, 22, can be heard firing three shots at the security officers in the surveillance footage outside the warehouse, which he worked at, on Tuesday morning. 

Police said King fired more than 20 shots and injured three people before they arrived. 

Police said Antonio King, 22, fired more than 20 shots at the Smile Direct warehouse where he worked during a shift change on Tuesday morning.

Police said Antonio King, 22, fired more than 20 shots at the Smile Direct warehouse where he worked during a shift change on Tuesday morning.

Officer Dylan Ramos gave repeated warnings for King to drop his weapon and stand down. When King refused and reached for his semi-automatic pistol, Ramos opened fire

Officer Dylan Ramos gave repeated warnings for King to drop his weapon and stand down. When King refused and reached for his semi-automatic pistol, Ramos opened fire

King worked as a dayshift employee at the Smile Direct warehouse in Antioch, Tennessee. His family said he was quiet, caring, fun loving and hardworking, and were shocked to learn about the shooting

King worked as a dayshift employee at the Smile Direct warehouse in Antioch, Tennessee. His family said he was quiet, caring, fun loving and hardworking, and were shocked to learn about the shooting

Body cam footage reveals how the officers approached King, who was walking down the sidewalk armed with a semi-automatic pistol with an extended magazine.

Officer Dylan Ramos repeatedly yelled at King to drop his weapon as the shooter continued walking towards a nearby intersection. 

'Do not move,' Ramos yelled. 'Drop the weapon! Drop the weapon! Drop it now!' 

The officers followed King for nearly a minute until he stopped in the middle of the crosswalk. 

As Ramos and fellow officer Cherell Kinchlowe continued to yell at King to stand down, King raises the gun, and they opened fire. 

The body cam footage shows that Ramos shot at King nearly a dozen times, before the gunman falls to the ground.

Neither officer was hurt by gunfire. 

King appears to flail around as he inches towards his gun before officer move in to handcuff him. 

He was transported to a local hospital where he died. 

King was a dayshift employee at the warehouse, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department told the Tennessean. 

He allegedly entered the building during a shift changed and opened fire on his coworkers. 

Three people were injured after King opened fire at the warehouse. Another employee injured his ankle running from the gunfire

Three people were injured after King opened fire at the warehouse. Another employee injured his ankle running from the gunfire

Ramos and officer Cherell Kinchlowe followed King down the street from the warehouse as they kept yelling for him to drop his weapon

Ramos and officer Cherell Kinchlowe followed King down the street from the warehouse as they kept yelling for him to drop his weapon

Security guards Johnny Hardin, 46, and Carlton Watson, 66, responded to the shooting and were left injured, News4 reports. 

Hardin was left in critical condition, and Watson was said to be stable.

Thomas Abbot, 54, was also injured, but had been treated and released, police said.

Another employee injured his ankle while running from the shots and was taken to the Century Farms Emergency Room. 

King's family released a statement describing him a quiet, caring, and fun loving young man. 

They said King had suffered from mental illness, and offered an apology to the victims and their families.

'The heart of our family is broken at the news of the shooting at Smile Direct Club. For the families impacted by the shooting we cry and pray with you. For those who were injured and frightened by the event we empathize with you and pray for you. When we say we are praying for you, it is not a cliché, it is heartfelt. Our deepest sympathies and prayers for the speedy recovery of those injured and everyone else who was involved, as we mourn the loss of Antonio.' 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will go over the case as it involves a shooting by police.  

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