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Children run past an ambulance near Covenant School in Nashville after a shooting there March 27. (WKRN-TV/Reuters)

Former student kills six in Nashville school shooting, police say

Updated March 27, 2023 at 11:01 p.m. EDT|Published March 27, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. EDT
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NASHVILLE — A former student armed with a handgun and two AR-style weapons killed six people — including three 9-year-olds — at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday, authorities say.

Police then killed 28-year-old shooter Audrey Hale, who investigators said left behind a manifesto and detailed maps about how to carry out the attack. Law enforcement officials have not shared details about a suspected motive.

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  • According to Nashville police, the victims are: Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9; and Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.
  • The shooter was a resident of the Nashville area and attended the Covenant School at some point, Nashville Metropolitan Police Chief John Drake said during a news conference.
  • Two officers shot the assailant on the second floor of the school building, according to the police department’s Twitter account.
  • As of Sunday, there were 13 mass killings with four or more dead this year, with a total of 69 people killed. There were more school shootings in 2022 — 46 — than in any year since at least 1999.
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According to Nashville police, the victims are: Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9; and Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.
The shooter was a resident of the Nashville area and attended the Covenant School at some point, Nashville Metropolitan Police Chief John Drake said during a news conference.
Two officers shot the assailant on the second floor of the school building, according to the police department’s Twitter account.
As of Sunday, there were 13 mass killings with four or more dead this year, with a total of 69 people killed. There were more school shootings in 2022 — 46 — than in any year since at least 1999.

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