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3 children, 3 adults fatally shot at Nashville grade school (The Whittier Daily News)

The female suspect was killed by police during a confrontation after the violence at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 students from ...

The Covenant School was founded as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church in 2001, according to the school’s website. “I have also visited the church in the past. Helicopter footage from WTVF also showed the officers looking around a wooded area between the campus and a nearby road.

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Nashville school shooting: Six killed by female shooter in Tennessee (BBC News)

Nashville police say the shooter was a 28-year-old woman who may have been a former student.

"It is ripping our communities apart, and ripping at the very soul of this nation." You can also get in touch in the following ways: Are you in the area? After the shooting, parents gathered at a nearby church to be reunited with their children. Ms Peak was a substitute teacher working at the school that day. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. I was sad and angry," says Mark from south Nashville. "These are conversations we shouldn't be having," she added. In a statement, Nashville Mayor John Cooper said the city had "joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting". A search of a nearby parked car had led officers to "firmly believe" that Hale was a former student of the school, said police. Nashville Police Chief John Drake said investigators there found a manifesto and "a map of how all of this was going to play out", including entry and exit points at the school building. Six people - three children and three staff - have been killed in a shooting by a former student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee.

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Three children killed in shooting at Nashville school (Messenger Newspapers)

All three children had gunshot wounds, officials said. They were pronounced dead on arrival at the Monroe Carell Junior Children's Hospital. Nashville School ...

The woman had stepped outside for a break and was coming back when she heard gunshots, Ms McDonald said during a live broadcast. The school’s website features the motto Shepherding Hearts, Empowering Minds, Celebrating Childhood. Jozen Reodica heard the police sirens and fire engines blaring from outside her office building nearby. “And right now, it’s real.” “It’s heartbreaking, a family’s worst nightmare,” he said. “It’s ripping at the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of this nation.”

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Gunwoman kills six in mass shooting at school in Nashville (Evening Standard)

female shooter armed with two "assault-style" rifles and a pistol shot dead three adults and three nine-year-old children at a private school in Nashville, ...

“My heart goes out to the families of the victims. “In a tragic morning, Nashville joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting,” Mayor John Cooper wrote on Twitter. "I thought I would just see this on TV," she told the Associated Press. Jozen Reodica heard the police sirens blaring from outside her office building nearby. The tragedy unfolded over roughly 14 minutes. He said there were no police officers present or assigned to the school at the time of the shooting because it is a church-run school.

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Nashville school shooting: Woman kills three children and three adults (Sky News)

The female attacker was shot dead by police after a confrontation with officers following the assault at the Covenant School. She was armed with two ...

It tears my heart apart to see this." We have some writings that we're going over that pertain to this day, the actual incident. Police chief John Drake said: "We have a manifesto. Our entire city stands with you." They were armed with two assault-type weapons and a pistol. The attacker was shot dead by police after a confrontation with officers following the assault at the Covenant School.

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Nashville school shooter who killed three children was transgender ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, was killed by police at the scene and has since been confirmed as the shooter who killed six people at the Covenant School in ...

[gunned down ](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/shooting)by officers who engaged her on the second floor of the school, where she was firing on staff and students in a lobby. [Joe Biden](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/joe-biden) called the shooting "heartbreaking, a family's worst nightmare." Minutes after her tweet, Lee asked people to “please join us in praying for the school, congregation and Nashville community” in a post. Drake said: “I was literally moved to tears to see this and the kids as they were being ushered out of the building." The adults killed were identified as Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher, Mike Hill, 61, a janitor, and Katherine Koonce, 60, who was the head of the school. Hale is believed to be a former student at The Covenant School in Nashville, where used two assault rifles and a pistol to kill six.

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Three children and three adults killed by female shooter at Nashville ... (The Guardian)

Police say they shot and killed a 28-year-old female attacker, who 'initial findings' show was a former student at the school.

We believe in prayer and we believe in the power of prayer. Aaron said the shooting happened in a “lobby-type area” and “not in a classroom per se”. We have to do more to stop gun violence.” “We’re monitoring the situation closely. How many more children have to be murdered before Republicans in Congress will step up and act to pass the assault weapons ban, to close loopholes in our background check system or to require safe storage. “The school is kind of situated sideways, if you will. That’s the way we do that in the south. The shooter, who Aaron first said “appeared to be in her teens … Drake said the school did have an active shooter protocol. He said: “There was a door that was entered. “It’s ripping the soul from this nation.” Speaking to reporters on Monday afternoon, the Nashville police chief, John Drake, said the victims had been identified and their families told.

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Three children killed in shooting at Nashville school (Hackney Gazette)

The suspect is also dead after a confrontation with police. All three children had gunshot wounds, officials said. They were pronounced dead on arrival at the ...

The woman had stepped outside for a break and was coming back when she heard gunshots, Ms McDonald said during a live broadcast. The school’s website features the motto Shepherding Hearts, Empowering Minds, Celebrating Childhood. Jozen Reodica heard the police sirens and fire engines blaring from outside her office building nearby. “And right now, it’s real.” “It’s heartbreaking, a family’s worst nightmare,” he said. “It’s ripping at the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of this nation.”

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Gunwoman shoots three children and three adults dead at Nashville ... (Chard & Ilminster News)

The gunwoman died after being shot by police following the violence at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 pupils. She had drawn a detailed ...

The woman had stepped outside for a break and was coming back when she heard gunshots, Ms McDonald said during a live broadcast. The school’s website features the motto Shepherding Hearts, Empowering Minds, Celebrating Childhood. Jozen Reodica heard the police sirens and fire engines blaring from outside her office building nearby. “And right now, it’s real.” “It’s heartbreaking, a family’s worst nightmare,” he said. “It’s ripping at the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of this nation.”

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Nashville school shooting: What we know about the killer so far (Sky News)

The attacker shot dead three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee.

We have a map drawn out of how this was all going to take place." They were a former student at the school and a Nashville resident who lived with their parents. A school shooter killed six at the Covenant School in Nashville before police shot her dead.

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Gunwoman shoots three children and three adults dead at Nashville ... (Hackney Gazette)

The gunwoman died after being shot by police following the violence at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 pupils. She had drawn a detailed ...

The woman had stepped outside for a break and was coming back when she heard gunshots, Ms McDonald said during a live broadcast. The school’s website features the motto Shepherding Hearts, Empowering Minds, Celebrating Childhood. Jozen Reodica heard the police sirens and fire engines blaring from outside her office building nearby. “And right now, it’s real.” “It’s heartbreaking, a family’s worst nightmare,” he said. “It’s ripping at the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of this nation.”

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Former student, 28, is suspected shooter in Nashville elementary ... (The Independent)

Hale is said to have used two assault-type rifles and a handgun. The suspect died after being shot by police. Three adults and three children were killed in the ...

“My heart goes out to the families of the victims. And we stand, all of us, we stand with Nashville in prayer”. Mr McDonald added that her husband had been able to speak with her, according to the Our entire city stands with you,” he added. He’s reported to have been a former student at the school. There were no Metro Police personnel assigned to that school of any kind,” he added. Reporter Hannah McDonald said on WTVF TV that her mother-in-law works at the school’s front desk. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/JohnCooper4Nash/status/1640406595233366041), “in a tragic morning, Nashville joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting”. During an event in Washington DC on Monday, first lady Jill Biden said, “we just learned about another shooting in Tennessee. “They immediately went to the gunfire,” Mr Aaron told the press, adding that the suspect entered the school via a side entrance and went to the second floor, “firing multiple shots”. The confrontation between officers and the suspect then took place on the second floor in a “lobby-type area”. The suspect in the

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Audrey Hale: Former student left map and manifesto after shooting ... (The Independent)

The 28-year-old, who is believed to be a former student at Covenant Presbyterian Church School, was shot dead by police on an upper floor of the school. Hale ...

I had just gotten out of the shower when all of this started happening. The account says Hale was working for AH Illustrations and had previously been an illustrator at Nossi College of Art. She was very sweet. [told the Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/nashville-covenant-school-shooting-suspect-identified-as-audrey-hale?ref=home): “I do know Audrey, I’ve known her since she was a baby. A LinkedIn account suggests Hale was an illustrator and graphic designer based in Nashville. Police did not provide another name.

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Video of Nashville school killer entering building released by police (Sky News)

The video shows the transgender assailant, Audrey Hale, shooting the school's doors to gain access.

It tears my heart apart to see this." We have some writings that we're going over that pertain to this day, the actual incident. Our entire city stands with you." Police chief John Drake said: "We have a manifesto. The Covenant School has about 200 students from pre-school to sixth grade and was founded as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church in 2001, according to the school's website. Police said no officers were deployed to the school at the time of the shooting because it is a church-run school.

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Moment Nashville shooter enters school before hunting down children (Metro)

Police have released CCTV footage of the moment a gun-wielding attacker hunted school corridors before killing three children. Audrey Elizabeth Hale was ...

Police chief John Drake said: ‘We have a manifesto. Not at all what you would expect from someone in this kind of news headline.’ The whole situation is so surreal. My heart breaks for those sweet families who lost loved ones this morning.’ ‘Its tough enough to grasp if we even knew Audrey, you know? When she came out as trans (female to male) no one was surprised. I thought for sure it was a mistake at first. But really it’s still really hard to believe that she did this. School] (a sister magnet school) and she was a great part of the team,’ the friend said. ‘She really did have a good group of friends and she did a lot of projects and school activities. She said: ‘We went to Nashville School of the Arts in high school, where we had several trans students and others who were a part of the LGBTQ community,’ the friend said. [told the Daily Mail ](http://live-uk.andweb.dmgt.net/news/article-11909317/High-school-friend-Nashville-school-shooter-says-sweet-funny-school.html)he was ‘sweet and funny’ and recalled her faint memories with Hale at the Nashville School of the Arts from around 2011 to 2014.

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Nashville school shooting – live: Police release surveillance video ... (The Independent)

The footage shared on Twitter by Metro Nashville Police showed the shooter, identified as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, arriving in a Honda Fit car, parking, and ...

Katherine Koonce, 60, Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both 61, were the adult victims. Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged nine, died in the shooting. [What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/nashville-shooting-victims-covenant-school-b2309159.html) The Independent was not able to reach Ms Hale for comment. You’ll probably hear about me on the news after I die.” [Christian](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/christian) elementary school in [Nashville](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/nashville). ‘One day this will make more sense. Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all aged or nearly nine, were fatally shot. She was armed with 2 assault-type guns and a 9-millimetre pistol.” But something bad is about to happen.” [six people, including three children,](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/green-hills-nashville-elementary-school-shooting-b2308876.html) at a Christian elementary school in [Nashville](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/nashville), Tennessee. I’ve left behind more than enough evidence behind.

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Nashville school shooting: Ex-student elaborately planned ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Audrey Hale shot dead three children and three staff at the private school.

It was unclear when Hale attended the school. "We have to do more to stop gun violence. The suspect was "prepared for a confrontation" with police and "prepared to do more harm" before being shot dead, Mr Drake said. The shooter gained entry to the school by shooting through a door on the side of the building and went from the first floor to the second floor firing multiple shots. The Covenant School, a small school of around 200 children aged 4 to 12, is attached to a church in southwest Nashville. In 2020, the Presbyterian Church in America spoke of the "sinfulness" of transgender and homosexual desire and conduct, according to the New York Times.

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Nashville shooting: Suspect had drawn detailed map before killing ... (iNews)

Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former student, shot dead three children all aged nine.

“We are grieving tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of the terror that shattered our school and church. “My heart goes out to the families of the victims. “I have also visited the church in the past. “In a tragic morning, Nashville joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting,” the city’s Democrat Mayor, John Cooper, wrote on Twitter. And if they stand with the gun industry what that means is that is profits over lives. In all of them the shooters were males. We have a map drawn out of how this was all going to take place.” She was shot dead after being “engaged by” officers on Monday morning within 15 minutes of the Other trackers, which include gun incidents in which no one is killed or incidents, report upwards of 300 shooting incidents in US schools each year. Police initially said the shooter was female, before reporting that Hale identified as transgender. “People were involuntarily trembling,” she said. The victims were identified late on Monday as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all nine-years-old, and adults Cynthia Peak, 61; Katherine Koonce, 60; and Mike Hill, 61.

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