Man who fired shots at Memphis Jewish school is former student, lawmaker says

Police in the Tennessee city shot the unidentified man after he failed to gain full entry to the school and fled in a vehicle

A man who fired shots at a Jewish school in Memphis in what police said appeared to be an attempted mass shooting on Monday is himself Jewish and a former pupil at the institution, a local congressman has said.

Police in the Tennessee city shot the still unidentified man after he failed to gain full entry to the school and fled in a vehicle. Police later stopped the vehicle and opened fire when he emerged carrying a handgun. He remained in the hospital on Tuesday.