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Nashville shooting- 3 children and 3 adults are dead in a shooting at a Christian school in Nashville

3 children and 3 adults are dead in a shooting at a Christian school in Nashville

Three youngsters and also three adults were killed in a capturing at a personal spiritual school in Nashville, authorities said.

The shooter, that police claimed was a white 28-year-old from the Nashville location, was shot dead by 2 officers. Police originally recognized the shooter as a woman however an agent later informed WPLN’s Alexis Marshall that the shooter was designated female at birth and also used he/him pronouns.

The shooting occurred at The Covenant School. The three kids that died were pupils, and also the three grownups that passed away were team member, Nashville authorities spokesperson Don Aaron stated in a press rundown Monday.

Authorities recognized the targets Monday mid-day:

  • Evelyn Dieckhaus, age 9
  • Hallie Scruggs, age 9
  • William Kinney, age 9
  • Cynthia Optimal, age 61
  • Katherine Koonce, age 60
  • Mike Hillside, age 61

Koonce functioned as the head of the institution, according to the institution’s site.

The very first call came in at 10:13 a.m. The shooter “entered the college with a side entry and also traversed her method from the initial flooring to the 2nd floor, shooting several shots,” Aaron claimed.

On Monday night, Nashville police published pictures of the scene. Authorities claimed the shooter went into the building by shooting out the glass in a door. As soon as on the second floor, the shooter fired at showing up squad car from a home window.

The shooter had 2 assault-style rifles and one gun, authorities stated, as well as the shooting happened in a “lobby-type location” in an upper part of the school. The shooter was dead by 10:27 a.m., Aaron added. 2 of those weapons were obtained legally, cops claimed.

Police said the shooter was a former student but have not stated anything about a possible intention. On Monday mid-day, police identified the shooter as Audrey Hale of Nashville. Hale had no criminal history.

Hale had several rounds of ammunition as well as was “gotten ready for a fight with police,” Nashville Authorities Chief John Drake claimed. He said the shooter had maps drawn of the school and also its access points.

Drake stated the moms and dads of the youngsters that were killed have actually been notified. “I was actually relocated to rips to see this and also the kids as they were being ushered out of the building,” he said earlier.


At least 5 of the victims were transferred to emergency situation departments at Vanderbilt College Medical Facility. A speaker for the hospital verified to NPR that three children and two adults sent to the medical facility had actually passed away.

Aaron stated he was not aware of any type of various other gunshot victims from the shooting. He stated a responding policeman had an injury from cut glass.

A reunification center for parents as well as pupils was established close by with psychological health experts available.

According to its site, The Commitment College is an independent school associated with the Agreement Presbyterian Church offering pupils from preschool through sixth grade. On a regular day there would have to do with 209 students and also 42 employee at the school, Aaron said.

Politicians respond

Mayor John Cooper claimed Nashville was joining the “dreadful, long checklist” of cities and also towns that have suffered school shootings.

” My heart goes out to the families of the victims,” Cooper claimed. “Our whole city stands with you.”

Tennessee state Rep. Bob Freeman, whose area consists of the college, stated it was “an inconceivable tragedy for the targets, all the youngsters, households, educators, team as well as my whole area. I live nearby from Covenant as well as pass by it often. I have good friends that participate in both church and also college there. I have actually likewise visited the church in the past. It rips my heart apart to see this,” WPLN reported.

State Sen. Jeff Yarbro, who represents Nashville, said on Twitter: “My heart breaks for the family members at Agreement. As a parent, I both crave them and craze with them that worry of this sort of catastrophe is simply approved as simply component of what it means to increase children nowadays.”

Head of state Biden called the Nashville capturing “sick” and also “heartbreaking,” stating it was “a family’s worst problem.”

“We need to do even more to stop weapon physical violence. It’s ripping our neighborhoods apart, ripping at the really soul of our country,” he claimed at the White Residence.

According to the nationwide Gun Physical violence Archive website, there have been 130 mass capturings in the united state this year.

Last Updated: 28 March 2023

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