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Man suspected of torching Tennessee Planned Parenthood clinic and shooting federal building died months ago, officials say
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A man accused of intentionally setting fire to a Tennessee Planned Parenthood clinic and of firing shots later at a federal courthouse died months ago, officials announced Monday in disclosing both the man's death and the allegations.
Federal court documents indicate that the man, Mark Thomas Reno, 64, died on Aug. 15. Yet many of the documents in his case were sealed until this week, including records showing he had been arrested in connection with the Planned Parenthood arson fire.
"The government's investigation has revealed that (Reno) engaged in a series of violent acts of property destruction in Knoxville since early 2021," a newly unsealed complaint stated.
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