What we know about the Covenant school shooting in Nashville
The Hindu
Six people were killed at a small, private Christian school just south of downtown Nashville on March 27 after a shooter opened fire inside the building of about 200 students, police said
Six people were killed at a small, private Christian school just south of downtown Nashville on March 27 after a shooter opened fire inside the building of about 200 students, police said.
Police received a call about an active shooter at The Covenant School — a Presbyterian school — around 10:15 a.m. Authorities said that about 15 minutes after that call to police, the shooter was dead. The remaining students were ferried to a safe location to be reunited with their parents.
Here's what we know and don't know about the shooting:
Nashville police said six people, including three students, were killed. The victims were identified as Cynthia Peak, 61; Katherine Koonce, 60; Mike Hill, 61; and Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9. Police officers also killed the shooter.
The website of The Covenant School, founded in 2001, lists a Katherine Koonce as the head of the school. Her LinkedIn profile says she has led the school since July 2016. Ms. Peak was a substitute teacher, and Mr. Hill was a custodian, according to investigators.
On the night of March 28, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Ms. Peak was a close friend of his wife, Maria, and that the two had been scheduled to have dinner after Ms. Peak taught that day.
Police gave unclear information on the shooter's gender. For hours, police identified the shooter as a 28-year-old woman and eventually as Audrey Hale. Then at a late afternoon press conference, the police chief said that Hale was transgender. After the news conference, police spokesperson Don Aaron declined to elaborate on how Hale identified.