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| Police identify Nashville school shooter | |
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| A 28-year-old transgender person killed six, including three children, at a Christian elementary school | |
| The authorities in Nashville, Tennessee have identified the person who killed three students and three teachers at the Covenant School on Monday morning as Audrey Hale. The 28-year-old was said to have been a former student at the Christian elementary school, and identified as a transgender man. | |
| Initial reports spoke of a “teenage woman” as the attacker, who was fatally shot by the responding officers. Police Chief John Drake told reporters that Hale was armed with two rifles and a handgun, and opened fire after using a side entrance. | |
| During the search of Hale’s home, police discovered a plan of attack on the school. Another location, which police did not identify, was also considered as a potential target, until Hale decided it had too much security. | During the search of Hale’s home, police discovered a plan of attack on the school. Another location, which police did not identify, was also considered as a potential target, until Hale decided it had too much security. |
| Police also found a manifesto, but have not shared any of its contents. Hale had no prior criminal history “at all,” Drake said, while two of the weapons were “obtained locally, legally.” | Police also found a manifesto, but have not shared any of its contents. Hale had no prior criminal history “at all,” Drake said, while two of the weapons were “obtained locally, legally.” |
| Hale’s rampage was cut short by two officers, who “went to the sounds of gunfire” and “engaged the shooter on the second floor,” according to Nashville police. | |
| Police also identified all six victims of Hale’s rampage – three students and three faculty at the Covenant School. They were named as nine-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, as well as Cynthia Peak (61), Katherine Koonce (60), and Mike Hill (61). | Police also identified all six victims of Hale’s rampage – three students and three faculty at the Covenant School. They were named as nine-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, as well as Cynthia Peak (61), Katherine Koonce (60), and Mike Hill (61). |
| The school is run by the Covenant Presbyterian Church, and serves children ages 6-12. It has more than 200 students and 40 staff. | The school is run by the Covenant Presbyterian Church, and serves children ages 6-12. It has more than 200 students and 40 staff. |
| Earlier this month, Tennessee banned transgender surgeries on minors and adult performances (such as ‘drag queen story hour’) in front of children. In response, the Virginia-based Trans Radical Activist Network (TRAN) called for a ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ to “Stop trans genocide” on April 1 in Washington, DC and announced a fundraiser for firearms training. | |
| The White House responded to the Covenant School shooting by calling for stricter gun control laws. | The White House responded to the Covenant School shooting by calling for stricter gun control laws. |