In a Shooting at a convent school in Nashville three children and three adults were killed, authorities said.
The shooter, who police said was a white 28-year-old from the Nashville area, was shot dead by two officers. Police initially identified the shooter as a woman but later identified as a transgender.
Identified the victims are:
- Evelyn Dieckhaus, age 9
- Hallie Scruggs, age 9
- William Kinney, age 9
- Cynthia Peak, age 61
- Katherine Koonce, age 60
- Mike Hill, age 61
The three children who died were students, and the three adults who died were staff members, Nashville police spokesperson Don Aaron said in a press briefing Monday.
The shooter had two assault-style rifles and one pistol. The shooting took place in a “lobby-type area” in an upper part of the school. The shooter was dead by 10:27 a.m. The guns was legally licensed under the name of shooter.
The shooter was a former student but have not have any motive. Police identified the shooter as Audrey Hale of Nashville with no criminal history.
President Biden called the Nashville shooting “sick” and “heartbreaking,” saying it was “a family’s worst nightmare.”
“We have to do more to stop gun violence. It’s ripping our communities apart, ripping at the very soul of our nation,” he said at the White House.