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| Nashville Covenant School shooting: Six dead in Tennessee | Nashville Covenant School shooting: Six dead in Tennessee |
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| Watch: Police says the Nashville suspect was a female armed with assault weapons | |
| Watch: Police says the Nashville suspect was a female armed with assault weapons | |
| Six people including three children have been killed in a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, according to local authorities. | |
| On Twitter, the city's fire department said there were "multiple patients" from an incident at a local school. | On Twitter, the city's fire department said there were "multiple patients" from an incident at a local school. |
| Nashville police said they had engaged and killed the shooter, a 28-year-old woman. | |
| Police are still working to identify the victims. | |
| At a news conference, police spokesperson Don Aaron confirmed the dead include three children, three staff members and the shooter. | At a news conference, police spokesperson Don Aaron confirmed the dead include three children, three staff members and the shooter. |
| One police officer was wounded by cut glass while responding to the incident, police said. Two officers who entered the building went towards the sound of gunfire and encountered the shooter on the school's second floor, where they fatally shot her. | |
| The suspect was carrying two "assault-type" rifles and at least one pistol which has been recovered at the scene. The identity of the shooter remains unclear. | |
| An image shared to social media by Peyton Kennedy, a reporter for Nashville's WKRN News 2, purportedly shows students being escorted away from the school. | An image shared to social media by Peyton Kennedy, a reporter for Nashville's WKRN News 2, purportedly shows students being escorted away from the school. |
| The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has said it is participating in the investigation. | The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has said it is participating in the investigation. |
| The Covenant School in Nashville, where the incident took place, is a private Christian school for students in pre-school through the sixth grade, when students are roughly 11 or 12 years old. | The Covenant School in Nashville, where the incident took place, is a private Christian school for students in pre-school through the sixth grade, when students are roughly 11 or 12 years old. |
| According to its website, the school has approximately 200 students. Local media reported that it implemented an "active shooter" programme in 2022. | According to its website, the school has approximately 200 students. Local media reported that it implemented an "active shooter" programme in 2022. |
| In a statement, Nashville Mayor John Cooper said the city has "joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting." | |
| "My heart goes out to the families of the victims," Mr Cooper added. "Our entire city stands with you." | |
| According to data compiled by Education Week, there were 12 school shootings in 2023 through 23 March that have resulted in deaths or injuries in the US. | According to data compiled by Education Week, there were 12 school shootings in 2023 through 23 March that have resulted in deaths or injuries in the US. |
| FBI data also shows that of 61 mass shootings that took place in 2021 - the last year for which data is available - only one involved a female suspect. Of 250 incidents from 2000 to 2018, only nine involved female shooters. | |
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| Tennessee | Tennessee |
| United States | United States |