NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Three children and three adults are dead in Nashville after a shooting at The Covenant School.
Metro Nashville Police Department has identified the shooter as Audrey Hale, 28. MNPD Chief John Drake said the shooter was a former student at the school and is transgender. Police are investigating her at this time. Hale entered the school by firing into a side door. The shooting took place for 14 minutes. Police found Hale on the second floor, where they engaged in gunfire and shot Hale.
The six victims fatally shot by the active shooter at Covenant School are identified as: Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9, Cynthia Peak, age 61, Katherine Koonce, age 60, and Mike Hill, age 61.
Active shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, drove this Honda Fit to the Covenant Church/school campus this morning and parked. MNPD detectives searched it and found additional material written by Hale. pic.twitter.com/ftGX74ecKr
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 28, 2023
During the shooting, the shooter had an assault-style rifle, an assault-style pistol and a handgun.
Police found maps of the school inside the suspect's home and surveillance. Hale had a manifesto. The suspect had written down an additional location, which police are also investigating.
Hale went to the Nossi College of Art and Design and worked as a graphic illustrator after graduation.
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