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| Nashville school shooting: Police seize guns at home of attacker | Nashville school shooting: Police seize guns at home of attacker |
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| Police released CCTV images showing the shooter gaining entry to the school | Police released CCTV images showing the shooter gaining entry to the school |
| Police released CCTV images showing the shooter gaining entry to the school | Police released CCTV images showing the shooter gaining entry to the school |
| 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. | 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. |
| The attack took place at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for students aged three to 11. | The attack took place at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for students aged three to 11. |
| The three pupils who died were all aged nine. | The three pupils who died were all aged nine. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The child victims have been named as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. | The child victims have been named as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. |
| The adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61. | The adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61. |
| The suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, officers said. | The suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, officers said. |
| 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. | 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. |
| A police spokesperson told the Washington Post that Hale "is a biological woman who, on a social media profile, used male pronouns". | A police spokesperson told the Washington Post that Hale "is a biological woman who, on a social media profile, used male pronouns". |
| The shooter was armed with three guns, including a semi-automatic rifle, and was shot dead by police. | The shooter was armed with three guns, including a semi-automatic rifle, and was shot dead by police. |
| They had left a manifesto and had drawn a detailed map of the school, with entry points. Police are now studying those documents. | They had left a manifesto and had drawn a detailed map of the school, with entry points. Police are now studying those documents. |
| Hale, who had no criminal record, was a former student at the school and officers said they believe "resentment" may have been a motive. | Hale, who had no criminal record, was a former student at the school and officers said they believe "resentment" may have been a motive. |
| Police received the first call about the incident at 10:13 local time (15:13 GMT) on Monday. | Police received the first call about the incident at 10:13 local time (15:13 GMT) on Monday. |
| The suspect drove to the school and got in by firing through one of the school doors, which were all locked. | The suspect drove to the school and got in by firing through one of the school doors, which were all locked. |
| Video later released by Nashville police shows 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". | Video later released by Nashville police shows 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". |
| 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. | 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. |
| Hale fired shots on the ground floor before moving to the upper floor. | Hale fired shots on the ground floor before moving to the upper floor. |
| Vigils took place at the Woodmont Christian Church | Vigils took place at the Woodmont Christian Church |
| As police cars arrived, Hale fired on them, striking one in the windscreen, said police. | As police cars arrived, Hale fired on them, striking one in the windscreen, said police. |
| One officer was injured by broken glass. Police rushed inside and shot the suspect dead at 10:27. | One officer was injured by broken glass. Police rushed inside and shot the suspect dead at 10:27. |
| Beloved school head among Nashville shooting victims | Beloved school head among Nashville shooting victims |
| How many US mass shootings have there been in 2023? | How many US mass shootings have there been in 2023? |
| Why has the number of US mass shootings risen sharply? | Why has the number of US mass shootings risen sharply? |
| A search of a nearby parked car led officers to "firmly believe" that Hale was a former student of the school, said police. | A search of a nearby parked car led officers to "firmly believe" that Hale was a former student of the school, said police. |
| Police spoke with the attacker's father during a search of a nearby home that was listed as the shooter's address. | Police spoke with the attacker's father during a search of a nearby home that was listed as the shooter's address. |
| Nashville Police Chief John Drake said investigators there found a manifesto and "a map of how all of this was going to play out", including entry and exit points at the school building. | Nashville Police Chief John Drake said investigators there found a manifesto and "a map of how all of this was going to play out", including entry and exit points at the school building. |
| He also said the shooter had conducted surveillance while planning the attack. | He also said the shooter had conducted surveillance while planning the attack. |
| A former middle school basketball teammate of Hale's told local news outlet NewsChannel5 that she had received an Instagram message from the shooter minutes before the attack. Hale told her about no longer wanting to live and the need to die. | |
| "I've left behind more than enough evidence behind. But something bad is about to happen," the message stated. | |
| In a search of the shooter's home, more weapons were recovered, in addition to the ones used in the attack, including a sawed-off shotgun and a second shotgun. | In a search of the shooter's home, more weapons were recovered, in addition to the ones used in the attack, including a sawed-off shotgun and a second shotgun. |
| Hale's mother, Norma Hale, told ABC News: "It is very, very difficult right now", before asking for privacy. | Hale's mother, Norma Hale, told ABC News: "It is very, very difficult right now", before asking for privacy. |
| Survivor of Illinois shooting makes angry plea in Nashville | Survivor of Illinois shooting makes angry plea in Nashville |
| Survivor of Illinois shooting makes angry plea in Nashville | Survivor of Illinois shooting makes angry plea in Nashville |
| The Presbyterian-affiliated Covenant School is located in the upmarket Green Hills neighbourhood, south of central Nashville. | The Presbyterian-affiliated Covenant School is located in the upmarket Green Hills neighbourhood, south of central Nashville. |
| In a statement, the school said "our community is heartbroken". | In a statement, the school said "our community is heartbroken". |
| "We are grieving tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of the terror that shattered our school and church." | "We are grieving tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of the terror that shattered our school and church." |
| The mother of one pupil said her son had been left traumatised. "I think he's doing better now that he knows that the shooter is dead," Shaundelle Brooks told BBC News. | The mother of one pupil said her son had been left traumatised. "I think he's doing better now that he knows that the shooter is dead," Shaundelle Brooks told BBC News. |
| "These are conversations we shouldn't be having," she added. "We're failing our children." | "These are conversations we shouldn't be having," she added. "We're failing our children." |
| Hours after the shooting, a memorial service for the victims was held at the nearby Woodmont Christian Church. | Hours after the shooting, a memorial service for the victims was held at the nearby Woodmont Christian Church. |
| Senior minister Clay Stauffer tearfully said that Evelyn Dieckhaus's sister, who is 11, had plans to be baptised in a few weeks, according to local outlet the Tennessean. | Senior minister Clay Stauffer tearfully said that Evelyn Dieckhaus's sister, who is 11, had plans to be baptised in a few weeks, according to local outlet the Tennessean. |
| Evelyn's sister cried as she said, "I don't want to be an only child." | Evelyn's sister cried as she said, "I don't want to be an only child." |
| President Joe Biden called the shooting a "family's worst nightmare". | President Joe Biden called the shooting a "family's worst nightmare". |
| "We have to do more to stop gun violence," he said, once again urging Congress to pass tougher gun control laws. "It is ripping our communities apart, and ripping at the very soul of this nation." | "We have to do more to stop gun violence," he said, once again urging Congress to pass tougher gun control laws. "It is ripping our communities apart, and ripping at the very soul of this nation." |
| The attack was America's 129th mass shooting of 2023, according to Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence data. | The attack was America's 129th mass shooting of 2023, according to Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence data. |
| According to data compiled by Education Week, there have been 12 school shootings that have resulted in deaths or injuries in the US this year up until the end of last week. | According to data compiled by Education Week, there have been 12 school shootings that have resulted in deaths or injuries in the US this year up until the end of last week. |
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