3 Children, 3 Adults Dead in Tennessee Christian School Shooting: Officials

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Police identify female former student, 28, as the shooter

Nashville Police announced on Monday they responded to a shooting at a private elementary school and preschool as officials confirmed three children and three adults died.

Officials identified the child victims asย Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, saying they are all aged 9.ย  The adult victims were identifiedย Cynthia Peak, age 61; Katherine Koonce, age 60; and Mike Hill, age 61; accordingย to a postย on Twitter.

Police Chief John Drakeย toldย reporters that the shooter was identified as Audrey Hale and that โ€œshe identified as transgender, yes,โ€ when asked about whether she had.ย โ€œAt one point she was a student at that school,โ€ he added hours after the shooting. โ€œBut unsure what year โ€ฆ but thatโ€™s what Iโ€™ve been told so far.โ€

Social media profiles of the alleged shooter show that Hale used โ€œhe/himโ€ pronouns. A LinkedIn profile said that Hale had a freelance illustration and graphic design business and had previously attended Nossi College of Art in Tennessee.

โ€œWe now know that there are three students who were fatally wounded as well as three adults inside the school. We are working to identify those victims. Including the shooter, a total of seven persons were killed as a result of this morningโ€™s incident at the school,โ€ police spokesman Don Aaron said. โ€œThree students who were shot are deceased. Three staff members who were shot are deceased,โ€ he continued to say.

Initially, officials did โ€œnot know who she is,โ€ Aaron told reporters at a press conference. Later, the Nashville Metro Police Department wrote on social media that the suspect was identified as a 28-year-old Nashville woman, but no name was provided.

โ€œAt one point she was a student at that school,โ€ Nashville police Chief John Drake told reporters later on Monday. โ€œThere was a vehicle nearby that gave us a clue to who she was.โ€

The suspect had two rifles and a handgun, Aaron said. He did not provide more details about the weapons.

Byย Jack Phillips

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