The shooter was fatally shot at 10:27 a.m. A five-person team of officers engaged the shooter upon arrival, with two of the five opening fire. The shooter entered through the school's side entrance and fired multiple shots. "Can't say anything before first expressing our concerns for the victims and their families and the extended victims that are traumatized." "This is the ultimate crime - when school children and caregivers are the victims of senseless gun violence," Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk said. It was originally stated that Hale appeared to be a teenager. Officials said Hale was armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun. A nearby vehicle helped police identify the shooter, Drake added.
Drake said that at one point, the shooter was a student at the school, but no other details were provided. The shooter was identified by police as Audrey Hale, 28, who is white and identified as a transgender man and lived in the Nashville area. Officers heard shots coming from the second level and identified the shooter.
The adult victims have been identified as Cynthia Peak, 61, Mike Hill, 61, and Katherine Koonce, 60.įamilies of the deceased children and adults have been notified, Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.Īt 10:13 a.m., officers received a call about an active shooter, MNPD Media Relations Director Don Aaron said during a press briefing. The student victims have been identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all of whom were 9 years old. Three students, three adults, and the shooter are dead, according to both the Nashville Fire Department and a hospital spokesperson from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Officials responded to a shooting at the private Christian school, with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirming on Twitter that officers engaged with the shooter, who was killed at the scene.īODY FOUND AFTER DENVER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHOOTS TWO STAFF MEMBERS Six people are dead, as well as the shooter, after a shooting occurred on Monday at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.
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