Nashville school shooting: Police provide update on shooter, victims
- last year
A shooting at a Tennessee private Christian grade school left three students and three adults dead, including the head of the school, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said.
The victims were identified by police as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9, Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and 61-year-old Mike Hill. Koonce was the head of school at Covenant, according to the school's website.
The shooter was identified as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a Nashville resident and former student of the school who identified as transgender. Authorities say Hale was armed with three guns and left behind a manifesto.
Nashville police said it will release more details, including video, soon.
The victims were identified by police as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9, Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and 61-year-old Mike Hill. Koonce was the head of school at Covenant, according to the school's website.
The shooter was identified as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a Nashville resident and former student of the school who identified as transgender. Authorities say Hale was armed with three guns and left behind a manifesto.
Nashville police said it will release more details, including video, soon.