Nashville shooting

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.

Three children and three adults have been killed in by an ex-student at a school in Nashville.

"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? The mother of one pupil said her son had been left traumatised. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. The three pupils who died were all aged nine. In a statement, the school said they are "grieving tremendous loss and are in shock". Have you been affected by what's happened? Police said the suspect drove to the school and got in by firing through one of the school doors, which were all locked. Police also found a manifesto, a detailed map of the school, and a plan for other attacks, including on a Nashville mall. Three children and three adults have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee. Hale, who had no criminal record, was a former student at the school and officers said they believe "resentment" may have been a motive.

Former pupil Audrey Hale was shot dead by police after killing three children and three adults.

Just last week alone, school shootings happened in Denver and the Dallas-area within two days of each other. “Our community is heartbroken,” a statement from the school said. Authorities said Hale was armed with two “assault-style” weapons and a handgun. After the news conference, police spokesperson Mr Aaron declined to elaborate on how Hale identified. Police received the initial call about an active shooter at 10.13am. Hale is not seen interacting with anyone else on the video, which has no sound. “People were involuntarily trembling,” she said. The incident is the latest in a series of mass shootings in the US. “We are grieving tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of the terror that shattered our school and church A series of final messages were reportedly sent by Hale on Monday to a former basketball teammate saying “this is my last goodbye” and that she would soon be reading about it “on the news after I die”. Hale arrived at the school in a Honda Fit, heavily armed with two assault-type weapons and a handgun. Hale was later found to have drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and had carried out surveillance of the building before the killing spree, police said.

Six people - three children and three staff - have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee.

Ms Koonce was described as the Head of School on Covenant's website. “The children … “It’s ripping at the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of this nation,” he said. “We are grieving tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of the terror that shattered our school and church. The website of The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school founded in 2001, lists Katherine Koonce as the head of the school since July 2016. Police named the gunwoman as Audrey Hale, who they said was transgender and carried out the attack after drawing a detailed map of The Covenant School in Nashville and conducting surveillance of the building.

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.

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.

Avery Myrick's mum hid with her students in their classroom's closet and said the shooter might have tried to enter the room amid the massacre at the ...

Authorities said Hale was armed with two “assault-style” weapons as well as a handgun. Police gave unclear information on the gender of the shooter. Police later said the shooter fired at arriving officers from a second-story window and had come armed with significant ammunition. “We have a map drawn out of how this was all going to take place.” The shooter is not seen interacting with anyone else on the video, which has no sound. She also said that the shooter might have tried to get into the classroom, too.

Audrey Hale, who identified as transgender and was a former student of the private Christian school, killed three children and three adults before being ...

He is shown firing his pistol at Hale in the second volley of shots after the suspect was already on the ground. I need three!" Hale, 28, is then hit by a second volley of bullets. "Let's go! Footage from Officer Rex Engelbert's bodycam shows him opening fire with a rifle several times on Hale before the perpetrator falls to the ground injured. Footage shows Officer Rex Engelbert opening fire with a rifle several times on Audrey Hale before the perpetrator falls to the ground injured.

Nashville Police arrived at Covenant School in Nashville, US, on Monday and shot dead former student Audrey Hale after they opened fire on students and ...

Sad for those whose lives will never be the same because of the trauma inflicted on them. Officers climb stairs to the second floor and enter a lobby area. "Get your hands away from the gun," an officer yells twice. The new video from Officer Engelbert's bodycam shows a woman greeting police outside as they arrive at The Covenant School on Monday. Then a barrage of gunfire is heard. "Sad for the families who came rushing to our church. Mike Hill, a custodian at the school, was also one of the adults to be killed. Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher, Mike Hill, 61, a janitor, and Katherine Koonce, 60, who was the head of the school, were all also killed in the horrific shooting. She was a third grader at the school and went in each day with her sister, a fifth grader. Cops also described Hale as a "lone zealot", who had written a manifesto ahead of the attack. The force said Engelbert and Collazo were “part of a team of officers who responded to the Covenant Church/School campus Monday morning and immediately entered the building.” Cops then enter the school hallway shouting "Metro Police" and burst into the classrooms - with no sign of the killer.

Authorities released graphic body camera footage showing the fatal confrontation between police and the shooter at the private religious school.

Surveillance footage shows Hale driving to the school in a Honda Fit and then shooting out the glass of a side door in order to enter the building. Graphic body camera footage released Tuesday shows multiple officers sweeping the school, as an alarm blares and gunshots are heard in the distance. At a vigil, Evelyn's sister cried as she said, "I don't want to be an only child." Hale also shot at responding officers through a second-story window, authorities said. Authorities initially identified Hale as a woman, but later clarified that Hale used he/him pronouns. The attacker, who police identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale of the Nashville area, was a former student of the school.

The three children, all aged nine, have been named as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. The three employees killed were Cynthia Peak, 61, ...

Her sister, who is two years older, cried during the service according to the "She did so much for those kids," said the mother, who has two children enrolled at Covenant. "She did everything to help them when families couldn't afford things, it didn't matter. Cynthia Peak was a substitute teacher working at the school on the day of the attack, police said. She found ways for them to stay." Katherine Koonce was the head of school at Covenant, and one parent told BBC News she was a "saint".