In a shooting at a Christian school in Nashville, 3 children and 3 adults were killed.
Authorities in Nashville said that a shooting at a private Christian school claimed the lives of three youngsters and three adults.
Two cops shot and killed the shooter, who authorities identified as a white 28-year-old from the Nashville region. The shooter was first recognised as a woman by police, but a spokeswoman later claimed to Alexis Marshall of WPLN that the shooter was given the gender of a woman at birth and used the pronouns he/him.
The Covenant School is where the shooting took place. According to Nashville police spokesperson Don Aaron, the three dead youngsters were students, and the three dead adults were employees.
The victims were recognised by authorities on Monday afternoon.
- Evelyn Dieckhaus, age 9
- Hallie Scruggs, age 9
- William Kinney, age 9
- Cynthia Peak, age 61
- Katherine Koonce, age 60
- Mike Hill, age 61
According to the school's website, Koonce oversaw operations.
At 10:13 am, the first call came through. As she moved from the first story to the second floor while firing multiple shots, the gunman "entered the school through a side entrance," according to Aaron.
Nashville police published images of the scene on Monday night. According to police, the shooter broke a door's glass to get inside the structure. While on the second floor, the shooter opened fire out of a window at approaching police cars.
Authorities claimed that the shooter was armed with two assault-style rifles and a pistol, and that the shooting occurred in a "lobby-type space" in the school's upper section. By 10:27 a.m., the shooter had passed away, Aaron added.
Nashville has joined the "dreaded, lengthy list" of cities and towns that have had school shootings, according to Mayor John Cooper.
Cooper remarked, "My heart goes out to the families of the victims." "Our whole city is behind you."
State Representative Bob Freeman of Tennessee, whose district encompasses the school, claimed it was "a tragedy beyond comprehension for the victims, all the kids, families, teachers, staff, and my entire neighbourhood. I frequently drive by Covenant because I live nearby. There are friends of mine who go to both the church and the school. I have already gone to the church. My heart is broken seeing this, "said WPLN.
