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| Nashville school shooter hid guns in parents' house | Nashville school shooter hid guns in parents' house |
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| Watch: Bodycam footage shows fast police response | Watch: Bodycam footage shows fast police response |
| Watch: Bodycam footage shows fast police response | Watch: Bodycam footage shows fast police response |
| The shooter who killed six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday bought seven guns legally and hid them at home, police say. | The shooter who killed six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday bought seven guns legally and hid them at home, police say. |
| Investigators say the suspect's parents felt the 28-year-old should not own weapons, and did not realise the guns had been concealed in their house. | Investigators say the suspect's parents felt the 28-year-old should not own weapons, and did not realise the guns had been concealed in their house. |
| Six people, including three children age nine, were killed in the attack at the Covenant School. | Six people, including three children age nine, were killed in the attack at the Covenant School. |
| The suspect was under "doctor's care for an emotional disorder", police say. | The suspect was under "doctor's care for an emotional disorder", police say. |
| And it was the school that was targeted rather than any particular individual, officers revealed. | |
| Tennessee has no laws that allow police to seize guns from violent suspects. | Tennessee has no laws that allow police to seize guns from violent suspects. |
| Despite the absence of such so-called red-flag laws, police said they would still have sought to have the weapons confiscated if authorities had had any warning that the suspect could have posed a threat. | Despite the absence of such so-called red-flag laws, police said they would still have sought to have the weapons confiscated if authorities had had any warning that the suspect could have posed a threat. |
| Grief and shock at vigils after school shooting | Grief and shock at vigils after school shooting |
| How police stopped the shooting in minutes | How police stopped the shooting in minutes |
| 'Nashville shooter sent me messages before attack' | 'Nashville shooter sent me messages before attack' |
| The pupils killed in the attack were Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. | The pupils killed in the attack were Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. |
| Three adult employees at the privately run Christian school also died: Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61. | Three adult employees at the privately run Christian school also died: Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61. |
| Police have spoken to the parents of the suspect, Audrey Hale, who was killed by police less than 15 minutes after the attack began. | Police have spoken to the parents of the suspect, Audrey Hale, who was killed by police less than 15 minutes after the attack began. |
| Hale, who identified as transgender and was a former student at the school, was armed with three guns, including a semi-automatic rifle. | Hale, who identified as transgender and was a former student at the school, was armed with three guns, including a semi-automatic rifle. |
| The attack took place after the killer conducted surveillance of the premises, drew maps and wrote what police described as a "manifesto". | The attack took place after the killer conducted surveillance of the premises, drew maps and wrote what police described as a "manifesto". |
| A police spokesman said the attacker did not target any person in particular, but did target "this school, this church building". | A police spokesman said the attacker did not target any person in particular, but did target "this school, this church building". |
| Hale's parents thought the suspect had owned only one gun, but that it had been sold. | Hale's parents thought the suspect had owned only one gun, but that it had been sold. |
| They believed the suspect "should not own weapons", and were unaware the suspect "had been hiding several weapons within the house", said Nashville Police Chief John Drake on Tuesday. | They believed the suspect "should not own weapons", and were unaware the suspect "had been hiding several weapons within the house", said Nashville Police Chief John Drake on Tuesday. |
| The weapons were legally purchased from five shops around the city. | The weapons were legally purchased from five shops around the city. |
| The killer "was under care - doctor's care - for an emotional disorder", Chief Drake said, without providing further details. | The killer "was under care - doctor's care - for an emotional disorder", Chief Drake said, without providing further details. |
| If there had been reports of suicidal or violent tendencies, he added, police would have sought to confiscate the guns. | If there had been reports of suicidal or violent tendencies, he added, police would have sought to confiscate the guns. |
| "But as it stands, we had absolutely no idea who this person was or if [the suspect] even existed," he said. | "But as it stands, we had absolutely no idea who this person was or if [the suspect] even existed," he said. |
| 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 |
| 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 in a Honda Fit and got into the building by firing through one of the doors, which were all locked. | The suspect drove to the school in a Honda Fit and got into the building by firing through one of the doors, which were all locked. |
| Video later released by Nashville police shows the shooter opening fire to shatter 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 the shooter opening fire to shatter 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, the suspect is wearing what appears to be a protective vest and carrying an assault-style rifle in one hand, with a second weapon visible hanging from the left hip. | In the CCTV footage, the suspect is wearing what appears to be a protective vest and carrying an assault-style rifle in one hand, with a second weapon visible hanging from the left hip. |
| Police Chief John Drake said the suspect may have had firearms training | Police Chief John Drake said the suspect may have had firearms training |
| The suspect fired shots on the ground floor before moving to the building's second floor. | The suspect fired shots on the ground floor before moving to the building's second floor. |
| As police cars arrived, the shooter fired on them from the second floor, striking one vehicle in the windscreen. | As police cars arrived, the shooter fired on them from the second floor, striking one vehicle in the windscreen. |
| "We believe there has been some training to have been able to shoot from a higher level," Chief Drake said. | "We believe there has been some training to have been able to shoot from a higher level," Chief Drake said. |
| He said the suspect had stood away from the glass to avoid being an easy target for police. | He said the suspect had stood away from the glass to avoid being an easy target for police. |
| One officer was injured by broken glass. Police rushed inside and shot the suspect dead at 10:24, said Chief Drake. | One officer was injured by broken glass. Police rushed inside and shot the suspect dead at 10:24, said Chief Drake. |
| Beloved school head among Nashville shooting victims | Beloved school head among Nashville shooting victims |
| President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for Congress to pass new gun control legislation. | President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for Congress to pass new gun control legislation. |
| "As a nation, we owe these families more than our prayers," he said. "We owe them action." | "As a nation, we owe these families more than our prayers," he said. "We owe them action." |
| US Attorney General Merrick Garland was asked during a Senate hearing in Washington DC whether the attack will be investigated as a hate crime targeting Christians. | US Attorney General Merrick Garland was asked during a Senate hearing in Washington DC whether the attack will be investigated as a hate crime targeting Christians. |
| He said it was too early to say and that agents were still working to identify a motive. | He said it was too early to say and that agents were still working to identify a motive. |
| The attack was America's 131st mass shooting so far this year, according to Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence data. | The attack was America's 131st mass shooting so far this year, according to Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence data. |
| There have been 15 mass shootings at schools or universities in the US since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, according to a database maintained by the Associated Press. | There have been 15 mass shootings at schools or universities in the US since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, according to a database maintained by the Associated Press. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| US gun violence | US gun violence |
| Nashville | Nashville |
| Tennessee | Tennessee |
| United States | United States |