Emanuel Samson

27-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson is accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding seven people at a Nashville church. Samson faces a 43-count indictment, including a first-degree murder charge, in the September 2017 shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ. A psychiatrist has diagnosed Samson with schizoaffective disorder bipolar type and post-traumatic stress disorder after an abusive, violent upbringing. Samson is black and the victims are white. Authorities haven't definitively said whether they believe he targeted them based on race.