{"id":24968,"date":"2023-03-28T07:21:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=24968"},"modified":"2023-03-28T07:21:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:21:46","slug":"nashville-school-shooting-3-children-and-3-adults-killed-police-seize-guns-at-home-of-attacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/03\/28\/nashville-school-shooting-3-children-and-3-adults-killed-police-seize-guns-at-home-of-attacker\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville school shooting: 3 children and 3 adults killed – Police seize guns at home of attacker"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three children and three adults have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The attack took place at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for students aged three to 11.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The three pupils who died were all aged nine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police said the suspect gained entry by shooting through a door at the school. A search of their home led to officers seizing more firearms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The child victims have been named as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, officers said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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There has been some confusion about Hale’s gender identity – with police initially describing the attacker as a woman, and later saying that Hale identified as transgender.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A police spokesperson told Washington Post that Hale “is a biological woman who, on a social media profile, used male pronouns”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The shooter was armed with three guns, including a semi-automatic rifle, and was shot dead by police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They had left a manifesto and had drawn a detailed map of the school, with entry points. Police are now studying those documents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hale, who had no criminal record, was a former student at the school and officers said they believe “resentment” may have been a motive.<\/p>\n

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Police received the first call about the incident at 10:13 local time (15:13 GMT) on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The suspect drove to the school and got in by firing through one of the school doors, which were all locked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Video later released by Nashville police show Hale using a gun to gain entry by shattering glass panes on the front doors, then wandering the school’s deserted corridors – at one point walking past a room labelled “Children’s Ministry”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In the CCTV footage, Hale is wearing what looks like a protective vest and carrying an assault-style rifle in one hand, with a second, similar weapon also visible hanging from the left hip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hale fired shots on the ground floor before moving to the upper floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As police cars arrived, Hale fired on them, striking one in the windscreen, said police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One officer was injured by broken glass. Police rushed inside and shot the suspect dead at 10:27.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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