A Non-binary woman left 6 people dead in a mass shooting in a Christian school located in Nashville called The Covenant School.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the 28-year-old woman opened fire on people with two assault-type guns and a 9-millimeter pistol – two of the guns gotten legally, killing 3 children and 3 adults.
The mass shooter who was biologically assigned as a female at birth but choose to bear male pronouns he/him was shot dead by two police officers – Michael Collazo and Rex Englebert at 10.27 am, 14 minutes into the police response time
The six victims have been identified; three children who were students of the school and the three adults were also staff members.
- Evelyn Dieckhaus, age 9
- Hallie Scruggs, age 9
- William Kinney, age 9
- Cynthia Peak, age 61
- Katherine Koonce, age 60
- Mike Hill, age 61
The killer woman has also been identified as an old former student of The Covenant School, where the shooting took place. Her name is Audrey Hale. She has no criminal record and there is no known motive for the mass shooting.
According to the Nashville police, Audrey Hale broke into the building by shooting and breaking the glass in a door. Once on the second floor, the shooter fired at arriving police vehicles from a window.
Nashville Police Chief John Drake said the shooter was “prepared for a confrontation with law enforcement” having multiple rounds of ammunition with maps drawn of the school and its entry points.
“I was literally moved to tears to see this and the kids as they were being ushered out of the building,” Drake added.
A reunification center for parents and students was set up close by with mental health specialists available and parents of the kids killed in the shooting have been notified.
The Covenant Private school is a religious private school associated with the Covenant Presbyterian Church serving students from preschool through sixth-grade housing about 209 students and 42 staff members on a usual day.
