NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A 41-year-old North Carolina man was fatally shot by a court security officer at Nashville’s Fred D. Thompson Federal Courthouse after displaying a gun and knife at the security checkpoint and advancing toward the officer, prosecutors said in a joint account released Oct. 12. Jack Gregory Henson II entered the downtown courthouse at about 9:30 a.m. Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee and the Davidson County District Attorney General’s Office. Prosecutors said he pointed the weapons toward court security officers, then moved quickly toward one officer with the knife extended, coming close enough to strike. The officer fired to stop the threat. Security footage released by officials, which has no audio, appears to show Henson speaking with an officer before drawing the weapons and approaching. Henson did not get past the checkpoint, and no one else was injured. The gun was a loaded North American Arms .22-caliber revolver purchased from a licensed dealer in North Carolina in February 2022, prosecutors said. It had a spent casing in its cylinder, but investigators do not believe it was fired inside the courthouse. The revolver folds into its handle, making it easier to conceal, officials said. U.S. Marshals personnel provided emergency aid before crews arrived. Henson later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Authorities have said Henson was not at the courthouse for a hearing. His reason for going there has not been established. He lived in North Carolina and operated a mechanic shop; officials said he had no criminal record in Tennessee, and a North Carolina background check showed only a couple of traffic tickets. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is leading the ongoing inquiry. The prosecutors’ joint statement said officials would not comment further until the TBI investigation is complete.