Nashville school shooting – latest: Audrey Hale used secret gun cache in shooting captured on police bodycam

Nashville police chief John Drake says that school shooter Audrey Hale was “under doctor’s care for an emotional disorder” and had hidden seven legally purchased weapons at her family home.

Chief Drake said that three of the weapons were used in the horrific incident. He said that Hale’s parents knew she had one gun but believed she had sold it and had no other weapons.

He added that the police force “knew nothing” about the treatment but that “her parents felt she should not own weapons.”

Earlier, police released graphic bodycam footage of the moment officers shot dead Nashville mass shooting suspect Audrey Hale after six people were killed in an assault on a private Christian elementary school on Monday morning.

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) previously shared surveillance camera footage of Hale, 28, arriving at the Covenant School in the Green Hills suburb of the southern city in a silver Honda Fit car, parking and then proceeding towards the school before entering via a side door, blasting through glass double doors and opening fire on staff and students.

Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all aged nine, died in the incident, as did headmistress Katherine Koonce, 60, and staff members Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both aged 61.

Police said that the suspect, who was armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun, was a former student at the school who had methodically planned the attack and may have harboured “resentment” against the institution.

Key Points

• Suspect and six victims dead after shooting at Nashville Christian elementary school

• Shooter identified as former student Audrey Hale as map and manifesto found

• Ex-basketball teammate received chilling Instagram messages from shooter prior to incident

• Nashville police release bodycam footage from Christian school shooting

• What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting

Police release chilling CCTV footage of Nashville gunman shooting way into school

Tuesday 28 March 2023 05:32 , Maroosha Muzaffar

Police have released chilling surveillance footage that showed the suspected shooter who killed six people, including three children, at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee.

The footage shared on Twitter by Metro Nashville Police showed the shooter, identified as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, arriving in a Honda Fit car, parking, and then proceeding towards the school.

Hale is seen shooting down the glass double doorway of the school before opening fire on students and staff.

Footage also shows Hale walking around the school, around different hallways armed with an assault rifle, coming in and out of different rooms.

Police said: “Hale drove to Covenant Church/School in her Honda Fit this morning, parked, and shot her way into the building. She was armed with 2 assault-type guns and a 9-millimetre pistol.”

Read the full story by Sravasti Dasgupta here:

Police release chilling CCTV footage of Nashville gunman shooting way into school

Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to interfere with an ATF check on a gun store in Georgia

01:01 , Graeme Massie

Far-right congresswoman attempted to disrupt ATF inspection after gun store owner called GOP allies.

John Bowden has all the details.

Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to interfere with an ATF check on a gun store in Georgia

People pay their respects at a makeshift memorial for victims at the Covenant School in Nashville

Wednesday 29 March 2023 00:32 , Graeme Massie

What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting

Wednesday 29 March 2023 00:00 , Graeme Massie

Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney were the nine-year-old children killed.

What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons

Tuesday 28 March 2023 23:27 , Graeme Massie

The president concedes he ‘can’t do anything’ without legislation after his executive actions, but House Republicans are unlikely to ban high-powered firearms in the wake of another mass shooting.

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons

Twitter restricts Marjorie Taylor Greene after tweets about trans people and Nashville shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 23:10 , Graeme Massie

Georgia Republican made unfounded claims about transgender people and terrorism.

Twitter limits Marjorie Taylor Greene after tweets about Nashville and trans people

Twitter takes action over Marjorie Taylor Green tweets

Tuesday 28 March 2023 22:48 , Graeme Massie

Far-right lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene had her Congressional Twitter account locked by the company over anti-trans posts she made following the Nashville school shooting.

The Republican posted a screengrab of her account which stated that Twitter had limited it for seven days.

“Twitter’s @ellagirwin claims no one was given a “strike” for warning the American people of political violence planned at the Supreme Court. Yet my official CONGRESSIONAL account was banned for 7 days for exposing Antifa’s plan for violence on the “Trans Day of Vengeance.” @elonmusk, can you explain?” she tweeted on Tuesday afternoon.

GOP lawmakers and far-right figures seize on Nashville shooting to push dangerous anti-trans rhetoric

Tuesday 28 March 2023 22:27 , Graeme Massie

Right-wing figures pivot to attacks on gender-affirming care after six killed in 130th mass shooting in 2023.

Alex Woodward has the story.

Far-right figures seize on Nashville shooting to push dangerous anti-trans rhetoric

Vanderbilt donating ticket money

Tuesday 28 March 2023 22:01 , Graeme Massie

Vanderbilt University is donating ticket money from Tuesday’s baseball game against Lipscomb to the Caring for Covenant Fund.

‘I own two shotguns, but we need to act’: Biden speaks against war weapons after Nashville shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 21:27 , Graeme Massie

Candlelight vigil set for Wednesday night in Nashville

Tuesday 28 March 2023 21:16 , Graeme Massie

The city of Nashville is holding a candlelight vigil on Wednesday evening to honour the victims of the Covenant School shooting.

The event will be held at Public Square Park in the city at 5.30pm CT, according to The Tennessean.

Nashville’s mayor John Cooper and MNPD Chief John Drake will be among those speaking at the event.

Tennessee lawmaker on gun violence: ‘We’re not going to fix it’

Tuesday 28 March 2023 18:46 , Graeme Massie

Tennessee congressman Tim Burchett gave a tone-deaf interview the day after three children and three adults were slain in Nashville, saying ‘We’re not going to fix’ gun violence.

The Republican, when asked what could be done to protect children from school shootings, simply said that his family homeschools their daughter.

And when asked what role Congress could play in ending gun violence in the US, replied, “I don’t see any real role that we could do other than mess things up.”

Twitter users were quick to point out that Mr Burchett does believe bans work in other areas as he was a vocal supporter of banning drag shows in Tennessee.

“Why did this man choose to serve if he can’t do anything? Stand aside for someone that can and will,” wrote one Twitter user.

And another added: “Translation; I’m funded by the NRA. I plan to do nothing…..”

Police chief says shooter was ‘under doctor’s care for emotional disorder'

Tuesday 28 March 2023 18:33 , Graeme Massie

Police Chief John Drake says that shooter Audrey Hale was “under doctor’s care for an emotional disorder” and had hidden seven legally purchased weapons at her family home.

Chief Drake said that three of the weapons were used in the horrific incident. He said that Hale’s parents knew she had one gun but believed she had sold it and had no other weapons.

He added that the police force “knew nothing” about the treatment but that “her parents felt she should not own weapons.”

“As it turned out she had been hiding weapons in the house. We do not have a motive at this time, the students were randomly targeted.”

He added: “We do know that she was a student at that church at one point but I am unsure at the moment if that was the reason.”

“I don’t have a problem” with the department’s response time, he said. “We always want to get there in two to three minutes but traffic was locked down.”

Biden pleads with Congress over gun control

Tuesday 28 March 2023 18:31 , Graeme Massie

“I have done the full extent of my executive authority ... about guns … I can’t do anything except plead with Congress to act reasonably,” he said from the White House on Tuesday.

Nashville police give latest briefing

Tuesday 28 March 2023 18:21 , Graeme Massie

Watch along as Chief John Drake speaks to reporters in Nashville, Tennessee.

US Senate chaplain urges action not ‘thoughts and prayers'

Tuesday 28 March 2023 18:16 , Graeme Massie

“When babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers. Remind our lawmakers of the words of the British statesman Edmund Burke: ‘All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing,’” said Chaplain Barry Black on Tuesday.

Nashville mayor: Guns ‘ubiquitous’ and first resort for people ‘thinking about doing terrible things’

Tuesday 28 March 2023 16:30 , Joe Sommerlad

A thoughtful response to yesterday’s tragedy from Nashville mayor John Cooper on CNN a little while ago, as the clamour for tighter gun control picks up once again.

Last night he appeared with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC and had this to say:

Audrey Hale’s friend discusses moment she received ‘farewell’ messages from shooter

Tuesday 28 March 2023 16:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Averianna Patton, a friend of Audrey Hale whom the shooter messaged on Instagram just before embarking on the attack on The Covenant School yesterday, has been giving media interviews discussing her experiences on Monday.

You can see her speaking to Don Lemon on CNN and on Fox Nashville below:

Nashville shooter believed to be planning more attacks on local mall and family members

Tuesday 28 March 2023 15:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Local police chief John Drake appeared on CBS Mornings today with a fresh update about yesterday’s atrocity, telling Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson: “We strongly believe there was going to be some other targets, including maybe family members, and one of the malls here in Nashville. And that just did not happen.”

Chief Drake said a search of Audrey Hale’s home had turned up two additional weapons “and I believe some more maps pertaining to maybe some thinking about some other incidents”.

He confirmed that Hale had attended the school ”and had some history there” and added: “What detectives have said so far is there's possibly some resentment for having to go to that school.”

Chief Drake said the attack had been “targeted and planned” and explained: “We have a manifesto, we have a booklet, that shows the exactly what she had planned to do.

“We have maps that show the entry point into the school, the weapons that were going to be used, the clothing that she was gonna wear, and she had drawn it up, almost like a cartoon character. It was exactly what she had on during this incident.”

My colleague Rachel Sharp has more.

Nashville school shooter planned more attacks on local mall and family members

How the Tennessee massacre unfolded

Tuesday 28 March 2023 14:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Here’s a timeline of yesterday’s events, from Audrey Hale’s final messages to a friend to the Chief Drake’s press conference discussing the case on Monday afternoon.

Timeline of the Nashville school shooting

Disinformation about Nashville shooting spreads on social media

Tuesday 28 March 2023 14:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Twitter has been in a constant state of turbulence since Elon Musk assumed control last autumn and sacked huge numbers of staff and Monday’s tragedy in Nashville is the latest to expose its failings.

Posts containing false information like the following are being allowed to spread unchecked, according to disinformation watchers.

Scene outside Nashville school as police continue their investigation after shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 13:30 , Joe Sommerlad

You can watch a livestream from outside The Covenant School as mourners come to leave tributes to the deceased and pay their respects via The Independent’s YouTube channel below.

ICYMI: What we know about the Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale

Tuesday 28 March 2023 13:00 , Graeme Massie

Police say the suspect had previously been a student at the school.

Here’s what else we know so far.

What we know about the Nashville school shooter

Tennessee governor who signed permitless gun carry comes under fire after Nashville school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 12:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar

A gun safety advocate has responsed to yesterday’s mass shooting in Nashville by attacking the state’s Republican governor for signing open carry legislation.

Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, which advocates for gun safety, also criticised Governor Bill Lee on social media his slow response to events at The Covenant School.

“Tennessee @GovBillLee hasn’t had time yet to tweet his thoughts and prayers for Covenant School, but when he does, remind him that this is exactly why police and citizens opposed the permitless carry bill he signed into law at a gun maker’s factory in 2021,” Ms Watts tweeted.

Governor who signed permitless gun carry under fire after Nashville school shooting

Photos revealed of Nashville shooter’s guns personalised with stickers

Tuesday 28 March 2023 12:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Photos of personalised guns used in the shootings have been released by Tennessee police investigating Audrey Hale’s actions.

The weapons appear to feature stickers applied by the suspect and and one of the guns has the name “Aiden” written on it. This was the name Hale used on social media, according to The Daily Beast.

Maroosha Muzaffar has more.

Photos revealed of Nashville shooter’s guns personalised with stickers

ICYMI: What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 11:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar

Here’s a little more on the victims in the case: Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, Katherine Koonce, Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill.

What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting

ICYMI: Three children, aged nine, named among six victims in Nashville Christian elementary school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 11:00 , Maroosha Muzaffar

Law enforcement officials in Nashville, Tennessee have identified the three schoolchildren and three adults killed in a private Christian elementary school after a heavily armed 28-year-old opened fire on Monday morning.

Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all aged or nearly nine, were fatally shot. Hallie is reported to be the daughter of the church’s senior pastor, Chad Scruggs.

Katherine Koonce, age 60, and Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both age 61, were also among the six victims.

Koonce is listed on The Covenant School’s website as “head of school.”

Dr Kristy Mall, an educator, said on social media she attended graduate school with Koonce, calling the killing “senseless.”

Three children, 9, among six victims in Nashville school shooting

Tennessee congressman’s rifle-themed Christmas card goes viral after Nashville killings

Tuesday 28 March 2023 10:30 , Joe Sommerlad

This incredibly ill-considered family Christmas card from Tennessee Republican congressman Andy Ogles is being widely shared, for obvious reasons, in the wake of yesterday’s tragedy, which happens to be the 376th gun massacre in an American school since the Columbine massacre of 1999, according to The Washington Post.

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for more ‘good guys with guns’ after Nashville shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 10:00 , Maroosha Muzaffar

Georgia lawmaker makes no distinction between trained law enforcement and armed civilians in tweet.

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for more ‘good guys with guns’ after Nashville shooting

Ex-basketball teammate received chilling Instagram messages from suspect: ‘Something bad is about to happen’

Tuesday 28 March 2023 09:35 , Joe Sommerlad

Warning: Disturbing content

Nashville’s NewsChannel5 reports this morning that a former middle school basketball teammate of Audrey Hale’s, Averianna Patton, received a farewell Instagram message from the shooter at 9.57am on Monday morning.

Hale wrote to Patton saying that a recent post on the platform had been “basically a suicide note”, adding: “I’m planning to die today. THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!!! You’ll probably hear about me on the news after I die.”

Hale said the message was a “last goodbye” and said: “See you again in another life.”

When Patton responded, urging Hale to reconsider and arguing “you have so much more life to live”, Hale expressed resolve and said: “ I wanted to tell you first because you are the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen and known all my life.”

My colleague Rachel Sharp has the very latest.

Nashville school shooter’s chilling final messages to friend revealed

Nashville news anchor fights back tears as she reports on school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 09:00 , Graeme Massie

Broadcaster receives ‘emails from my child’s school that they’re going into lockdown’.

Nashville news anchor fights back tears as she reports on school shooting

Nashville shooting suspect’s mother urged for gun control after past shootings, old Facebook posts reveal

Tuesday 28 March 2023 08:45 , Maroosha Muzaffar

Norma Fort Hale, the mother of alleged Nashville mass school shooter Audrey Haley, previously posted on social media after school shootings and called for more gun control, according to reports.

Ms Hale, whose social media profile lists her as an employee of a Nashville-based chapel, shared links on Facebook to a Sandy Hook Promise petition to “keep guns out of schools,” calling the pledge “so important,” according to posts viewed by Heavy.

The posts appear to have since been taken down.

The Independent was not able to reach Ms Hale for comment. A number linked to her name via public records appears to have been disconnected.

Ms Hale appears to have confirmed that Audrey was involved in the shooting.

Read the full story by Josh Marcus here:

Nashville shooting suspect’s mom urged for gun control after shootings in posts

Audrey Hale: What we know about the Nashville school shooter

Tuesday 28 March 2023 08:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar

A heavily armed 28-year-old killed six people at a Nashville elementary school on Monday morning, according to police, before officers fatally shot them.

Here’s what we know about Audrey Elizabeth Hale, whom police have identified as the shooter.

What we know about the Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale

Biden calls Nashville school shooting ‘sick’ and renews call for assault weapons ban

Tuesday 28 March 2023 07:57 , Graeme Massie

President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a renewed assault weapons ban and said schools need more protection without seeing their facilities ‘ turned into prisons’.

Biden calls Nashville school shooting ‘sick’ and renews call for assault weapons ban

What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 07:45 , Maroosha Muzaffar

An elementary school shooting in Tennessee has led to the deaths of three children and as many adults.

On Monday, 28-year-old suspect Audrey Elizabeth Hale arrived in a Honda Fit car and proceeded towards a Christian elementary school in Nashville.

Police said Hale was armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun and had gained entry into The Covenant School building via a side door.

Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged nine, died in the shooting. Katherine Koonce, 60, Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both 61, were the adult victims. Hale was also killed at the scene by police officers.

Responding to the Nashville school shooting, Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until Friday at sunset.

Full story here:

What we know about the victims of the Nashville school shooting

AOC slams Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobic comments over Nashville shooting: ‘Disgusting’

Tuesday 28 March 2023 07:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed fellow congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest comments blaming gender-affirming care for the school shooting in Nashville.

Metro Nashville Police officers shot and killed Audrey Hale after he killed six people, including three nine-year-old children, at Covenant Presbyterian School. Hale reportedly identified as transgender and used he/him pronouns. Law enforcement officials initially described the suspect as a woman in the aftermath of the shooting.

The shooter reportedly previously attended the school and used two assault-style rifles and a handgun in the mid-morning attack. Police reportedly found a manifesto that could offer a motive for a crime.

“There’s right now a theory that we may be able to talk about later but it’s not confirmed, and so we’ll put that out as soon as we can,” Police Chief John Drake said.

Ms Greene almost immediately pointed to the shooter’s supposed gender identity in a series of tweets.

AOC slams Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobic comments over Nashville shooting

Biden calls on Congress to pass assault weapons ban after 'sick' Nashville school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 07:02 , Graeme Massie

Audrey Hale: Former student left map and manifesto after shooting six at Nashville Christian school

Tuesday 28 March 2023 06:45 , Maroosha Muzaffar

The gunman who killed six people, including three children, at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee has been identified as Audrey Elizabeth Hale.

The 28-year-old, who is believed to be a former student at Covenant Presbyterian Church School, was shot dead by police on an upper floor of the school.

Hale had shot open a side door before opening fire on students and staff with two assault-style rifles and a handgun.

Audrey Hale, 28, named as Nashville school shooter as map and manifesto found

Roughly 1 in 20 Americans own an AR-15 rifle as firearm’s popularity explodes despite role in mass killings

Tuesday 28 March 2023 06:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar

A suspected shooter who opened fire inside an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee was armed with a handgun and two assault-type rifles, firearms that have been used in some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings over the last decade while dominating the American gun market.

About one in 20 US adults – roughly 16 million Americans – own at least one AR-15-style rifle, according to polling from Ipsos and The Washington Post, which traced the explosion of the popular firearm from its military use into one of the nation’s most popular and deadliest weapons. One of the firearms carried by the Nashville suspect was an AR-style rifle, according to police.

Roughly 1 in 20 Americans own an AR-15 as firearm’s popularity explodes

‘Do something’ trends on Twitter after latest US school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 06:05 , Graeme Massie

Three children and three adults were killed by a 28-year-old woman at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

‘Do something’ trends on Twitter after latest US school shooting

Nashville reporter says mother-in-law worked at school where six people were killed

Tuesday 28 March 2023 05:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar

A Nashville reporter has described how her mother-in-law was working at The Covenant School when a shooter opened fire, killing three adults and three children.

Hannah McDonald of NewsChannel 5 Nashville said during a broadcast that her mother-in-law “was outside of the school and she heard gunshots, she had just gotten back from her break”.

She said that her mother-in-law worked at the front desk at the school.

Alex Apple, the husband of Ms McDonald, tweeted that his mother had been at the school when the shooting took place.

“This one hits close to home,” he said. “My mom has worked at The Covenant School for nearly two decades. Even my prayers feel inadequate right now.”

Nashville reporter says mother-in-law worked at school where six people were killed

Three children, 9, named among six victims in Nashville Christian elementary school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 05:03 , Graeme Massie

Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all aged 9, were fatally shot by Audrey Hale.

Three children, 9, among six victims in Nashville school shooting

School community in ‘shock’ as they grapple with grief

Tuesday 28 March 2023 04:47 , Maroosha Muzaffar

The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee where a shooter killed three children and three adults said it was in shock.

In a statement to WSMV Nashville, 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 focused on loving our students, our families, our faculty and staff and beginning the process of healing.

“Law enforcement is conducting its investigation, and while we understand there is a lot of interest and there will be a lot of discussion about and speculation surrounding what happened, we will continue to prioritize the well-being of our community.

“We appreciate the outpouring of support we have received, and we are tremendously grateful to the first responders who acted quickly to protect our students, faculty and staff.

“We ask for privacy as our community grapples with this terrible tragedy — for our students, parents, faculty and staff.”

Nashville shooting suspect’s mother urged for gun control after past shootings, old Facebook posts reveal

Tuesday 28 March 2023 04:30 , Graeme Massie

Posts appear to have been taken down, writes Josh Marcus.

Nashville shooting suspect’s mom urged for gun control after shootings in posts

Families reunited after Nashville shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 04:02 , Graeme Massie

AOC slams Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobic comments over Nashville shooting: ‘Disgusting’

Tuesday 28 March 2023 03:32 , Graeme Massie

Speaking to The Independent, the far-right Georgia congresswoman also seemed to suggest Jane Fonda’s comments about anti-abortion activists could be linked to the tragedy.

Eric Garcia has the story.

AOC slams Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobic comments over Nashville shooting

Police say ‘resentment’ at school may have motivated shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 03:01 , Graeme Massie

Audrey hale, 28, killed three children and three adults in the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville on Monday morning.

“There’s some belief that there was some resentment for having to go to that school,” Police Chief John Drake told Lester Holt of NBC News. “Don’t have all the details to that just yet and that’s why this incident occurred.”

The police chief said that the shooter had not appeared to target any individuals at the school.

“She targeted random students in the school ... whoever she came in contact with, she fired rounds,” Chief Drake said.

Victim Hallie Scruggs, 9, was daughter of Covenant Presbyterian Church’s senior pastor

Tuesday 28 March 2023 02:44 , Graeme Massie

Victim Hallie Scruggs, 9, was the daughter of Covenant Presbyterian Church’s senior pastor, Chad Scruggs, the Nashville Presbytery confirmed to CBS News.

Police have identified Hallie along with two other children, Evelyn Dieckhaus and William Kinney, also both 9, who were killed by the gunman at the Covenant School on Monday morning.

The adults who were killed have been named as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.

Hill worked as a custodian at the school, Peak was a substitute teacher and Koonce is listed as head of school on the school’s website.

Barack Obama: US ‘failing’ its children

Tuesday 28 March 2023 02:32 , Graeme Massie

“We are failing our children. Guns are now the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. Michelle and I mourn with the students and families of the Covenant School today, “ the former president tweeted.

Tennessee is among half of US states with a permitless concealed carry law

Tuesday 28 March 2023 02:01 , Graeme Massie

State lawmakers are pushing legislation to expand the state’s ‘constitutional carry’ law while under scrutiny for a surge in gun deaths over the last decade.

Tennessee is among half of US states with permitless concealed carry law

Police post pictures of shooter’s car and shattered school door

Tuesday 28 March 2023 01:43 , Graeme Massie

Nashville police have released a picture of the shooter’s car that was found near the school, as well as images of a glass door that the gunman shot through to get into the school.

“Active shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, drove this Honda Fit to the Covenant Church/school campus this morning and parked. MNPD detectives searched it and found additional material written by Hale,” tweeted Metro Nashville Police Department.

Roughly 1 in 20 Americans own an AR-15 rifle as firearm’s popularity explodes despite role in mass killings

Tuesday 28 March 2023 01:15 , Graeme Massie

Originally intended for military use, AR-15-style rifles have surged in popularity over the last two decades.

Roughly 1 in 20 Americans own an AR-15 as firearm’s popularity explodes

Reporter covering Nashville shooting reveals she survived 2010 school shooting

Tuesday 28 March 2023 00:40 , Graeme Massie

Joylyn Bukovac spoke about the “shock” she had delt with after she was in a corridor when a gunman opened up at her school when she was an eighth-grade student.

She took to Twitter on Monday to thank people for the support they had shown her.

“I appreciate all the support I’ve received after sharing my story. I don’t talk about it much, but I think about what happened on February 5, 2010 often. I just want people to know they aren’t alone. I also want to discuss solutions. As a mom, I am worried for the future.”

Nashville reporter says mother-in-law worked at school where six people were killed

Tuesday 28 March 2023 00:20 , Graeme Massie

School staff member ‘was outside of the school and she heard gunshots, she had just gotten back from her break,’ reporter says.

Nashville reporter says mother-in-law worked at school where six people were killed

Neighbour describes shock at Audrey Hale’s Nashville school attack

Monday 27 March 2023 23:59 , Graeme Massie

Sandy Durham told The Daily Beast that she was a friend of the Hale family, whom she lives next door to in Nashville.

“I do know Audrey, I’ve known her since she was a baby. I had just gotten out of the shower when all of this started happening. I didn’t really know anything more than that. Something was going on next door. It’s just tragic for everybody. The sweet children that were hurt, killed, the adults. All of it,” she told the outlet.

She was asked if there were any warning signs about Hale. “Never. She was very sweet. I don’t know what happened. It’s very scary,” she said.

Gun safety advocate Fred Guttenberg calls for stronger legislation

Monday 27 March 2023 23:46 , Graeme Massie

Mr Guttenberg’s 14-year-old daughter Jaime Guttenberg was murdered in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14, 2018.

“I am away in the mountains trying to get peace and take a mental health break. Sadly, gun violence does not take time off. The latest school shooting will leave more victims and broken families,” he tweeted on Monday.

“We cannot harden our way out of this. Tennessee, like Florida, is a state working overtime to weaken gun laws. The facts are that we can either use legislation to make these shootings more predictable as is happening in Tennesse and Fl, or we can use legislation to save lives. DO NOT LET THIS CONTINUE. PUSH THOSE WE ELECT TO SAVE LIVES.”

Families reunited after Nashville elementary school shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 23:31 , Graeme Massie

Covenant School families reunited after shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 23:22 , Graeme Massie

Audrey Hale: Former student left map and manifesto after shooting six at Nashville Christian school

Monday 27 March 2023 22:45 , Graeme Massie

The 28-year-old, who is believed to be a former student at Covenant Presbyterian Church School, was shot dead by police on an upper floor of the school.

Audrey Hale, 28, named as Nashville school shooter as map and manifesto found

Shooter had maps of school and manifesto

Monday 27 March 2023 22:36 , Graeme Massie

The shooter who killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School, had maps of the facility and a manifesto, said Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake.

Chief Drake told reporters on Monday afternoon that the school was the only place targetted by the 28-year-old female gunman.

“We have a manifesto, we have some writings that we’re going over that pertain to this date,” said Chief Drake at a press conference. “We have a map drawn out of how this was all gonna take place.”

He added that the gunman gained entry into the school by shooting through a locked door.

“We’ve also determined that there were maps drawn of the school in detail, of surveillance, entry points, et cetera. We know and believe entry was gained through shooting through one of the doors, is how they actually got into the school,” he said.

Head of school among those killed by shooter

Monday 27 March 2023 22:32 , Graeme Massie

Katherine Koonce, 60, is listed on The Covenant School’s website as “head of school” and was one of the adult victims of the shooting say police.

Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, also died in the shooting.

The other adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both were 61.

Police chief ‘moved to tears’ at scene of shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 21:15 , Graeme Massie

“I was literally moved to tears to see this as the kids were being ushered out of the building,” MNPD chief John Drake told reporters on Monday.

“It could have been far worse,” he added. “My heart and prayers go out to the families of the six people who were tragically injured.”

Nashville reporter fights back tears on air

Monday 27 March 2023 20:40 , Graeme Massie

Anchor on NBC affiliate in the city became emotional as she reported that her own child’s school had been placed in lockdown after the shooting at The Covenant School.

Police chief says all doors at school were locked

Monday 27 March 2023 20:29 , Graeme Massie

Photos from scene of shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 20:25 , Graeme Massie

It’s sick’: Joe Biden confirms many ‘won’t make it’ after Nashville school shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 20:17 , Graeme Massie

Police say female shooter was former pupil at Christian elementary school

Monday 27 March 2023 20:05 , Graeme Massie

MNPD Chief John Drake told reporters that the 28-year-old shooter, whom he described as a white female, had previously been a student at the school, but did not say when.

Police said that a car connected to the suspect was found near the site of the shooting and helped identify the woman. Investigators are also searching an address linked to the suspect.

Nashville shooting is 129th mass incident in US in 2023

Monday 27 March 2023 20:01 , Graeme Massie

The shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, on 27 March is the 129th mass shooting in the US so far in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

White House: ‘Enough is enough'

Monday 27 March 2023 19:49 , Graeme Massie

How many recent school shootings has Nashville seen?

Monday 27 March 2023 19:41 , Graeme Massie

The shooting at The Covenant School is the fifth school shooting in the Nashville area since 2011 and the first since 2018, according to The Tennessean.

‘We need to do something’: White House calls for action after Tennessee school shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 19:35 , Graeme Massie

Karine Jean-Pierre said Mr Biden is in contact with state, local and federal law enforcement in the wake of Monday’s shooting in Nashville.

‘We need to do something’: White House calls for action after Tennessee shooting

Nashville mayor comments on shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 19:30 , Graeme Massie

“In a tragic morning, Nashville joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. Our entire city stands with you. As facts continue to emerge, I thank our first responders and medical professionals,” said Mayor John Cooper.

Pictures from scene of school shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 19:20 , Graeme Massie

Nashville resident Candace Owens asks for ‘prayers’ for shooting victims

Monday 27 March 2023 19:12 , Graeme Massie

Pictures from scene of Nashville elementary school shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 19:06 , Graeme Massie

Police now say gunman was 28-year-old woman

Monday 27 March 2023 19:00 , Graeme Massie

Nashville police say that the gunman was a 28-year-old female, not a teenager as they had earlier stated.

Highland Park survivor calls for gun control at Nashville scene

Monday 27 March 2023 18:50 , Graeme Massie

Nashville police confirm seven dead including shooter after Christian school shooting

Monday 27 March 2023 18:41 , Graeme Massie

Officers took down female hooter on second floor of school

Monday 27 March 2023 18:34 , Graeme Massie

“Officers went to the gunfire. When they got to the second floor and saw the shooter, a female. There was a five-member unit that was on the second floor at the time,” MNPD spokesperson Don Aaron said.

“We know at this point that this shooter is a female and appears to be in her teens, and her identification isn’t confirmed. She had two assault rifles and a handgun.

“She entered the school through a side entrance and went from the first school to the second floor. By 10.27 am, the shooter was dead.”

Police reviewing video from inside school

Monday 27 March 2023 18:31 , Graeme Massie

“This is a church that operates a private school. There were no metro police personnel assigned to that school of any kind,” said a police spokesperson.

Police say they took call at 10.13am shooter was shot and killed by 10.27, within 14 minutes. Police entered on the ground floor and heard gunshots on the second floor, where they took down the shooter.

It is believed that the shooter gained entry to the building via a side door.

Police say three children and three adults were victims

Monday 27 March 2023 18:28 , Graeme Massie

Police say that three children and three adults were killed by the female shooter, who was in turn shot dead by two police officers working in a five-officer team.