Nashville police confirm seven dead including shooter after Christian school shooting
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A female gunman who killed three children and three adults in a shooting at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, has been named by police.
Audrey Hale, 28, was killed at the scene by police officers who were called to The Covenant School in the city on Monday morning, say officials.
Police say that the shooter, who was armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun, gained entry to the building via a side door and was a former student at the school.
When police officers arrived at the scene they entered the building and heard gunshots on the second floor where they shot and killed the gunman.
Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged nine, died in the shooting.
Katherine Koonce, 60, is listed on The Covenant School’s website as “head of school” and was one of the adult victims of the shooting say police. The other adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both were 61.
Police say that they found maps of the school and a manifesto made by the shooter.
Families reunited after Nashville elementary school shooting
A group prays with a child outside the reunification center at the Woodmont Baptist church after a school shooting, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Adults walk with a child at a reunification center at the Woodmont Baptist Church after a shooting at The Covenant School, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
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A woman carries a child out of the reunification center at the Woodmont Baptist church after a school shooting, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Graeme Massie27 March 2023 23:31
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Shooter had maps of school and manifesto
The shooter who killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School, had maps of the facility and a manifesto, said Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake.
Chief Drake told reporters on Monday afternoon that the school was the only place targetted by the 28-year-old female gunman.
“We have a manifesto, we have some writings that we’re going over that pertain to this date,” said Chief Drake at a press conference. “We have a map drawn out of how this was all gonna take place.”
He added that the gunman gained entry into the school by shooting through a locked door.
“We’ve also determined that there were maps drawn of the school in detail, of surveillance, entry points, et cetera. We know and believe entry was gained through shooting through one of the doors, is how they actually got into the school,” he said.
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Graeme Massie27 March 2023 22:36
Head of school among those killed by shooter
Katherine Koonce, 60, is listed on The Covenant School’s website as “head of school” and was one of the adult victims of the shooting say police.
Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, also died in the shooting.
The other adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both were 61.
Metro Nashville Police and FBI search and investigate a house in the 3000 block of Brightwood Ave. following a mass shooting at Covenant School, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
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