Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Evil is very real. QUICK REACTION: 14-minute timeline: From the Nashville school shooter's break-in to how police responded. There were shots all over the floor before [the shooter] went to the upper level. Jeff Syracuse, a Nashville councilman who chairs the public health and safety committee, said he has questioned some of the conflicting reports surrounding the investigation. Todd McGhee, a 24-year veteran with the Massachusetts State Police, said MNPD's response is a prime example of how a swift response can save lives. The vigil will start at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at 1 Public Square Park in Nashville. Its been characterized as a manifesto. Last year saw 303 such incidents, the highest of any year in the database, which goes back to 1970. I was really impressed that with all that was going on, someone took control and said Lets go, lets go., Drake said at Tuesday's briefing. The shooting happened in a lobby-type area and not in a classroom per se, Aaron said. "Outstanding job @MNPDNashville,''the Fort Worth (Texas) Police Officers' Association said in a tweet. First lady Jill Biden also addressed the shootingas she opened the National League of Cities event in Washington. We are also making sure to address any emotional issues our personnel may be facing, Pleasant said. "I was literally moved to tears to see this as the kids were being ushered out of the building," Drake said during a news briefing. The shooter was dead by 10.27am. "Like many of you, Ive experienced tragedy in my own life, and Ive experienced the day after that tragedy. He praised the quickness of the police response. What is The Covenant School in Nashville? (modern), Six people killed by shooter at school in Nashville video. Zion Presbyterian Church Senior Pastor Paul Joiner, who spoke slowly, deliberately and somberly, said many of church members were close to fellow congregants at Covenant Presbyterian Church "up the road." 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Kendra Loney, a spokesperson with Metro Fire, said rescue crews responded and tried to save lives. Grief-stricken Nashville residents came together for a vigil Wednesday to mourn three 9-year-old children and three adults killed in the mass shooting at a private Christian school. Church staff passed out water, directed parents to the bathrooms and took out the trash. At the Woodmont Christian Church, a box of tissues sat at the end of each pew as the solemn crowd began the long process of grieving for the victims. "Suspect down, suspect down," Collazo calls over the radio. The Covenant School, founded in 2001, is a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville with about 200 students, according to the school's website. Drake said the school had an active shooter protocol. "This is the ultimate crime, when schoolchildren and caregivers are the victims of senseless gun violence," Glenn Funk, Davidson County District Attorney General, said in a newsconference. He commended MNPD's swift response, and called for Congress to take action to pass a ban on assault weapons. Friends of Audrey Hale, 28, still can't grasp how the "loving" teenager they knew could go launch a deadly attack that killed six people. The potential release of the journals has become a point of friction in the case: While local investigators said they are continuing to analyze the writings with assistance from the FBIs Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia, some in the community said the writings must be made public without delay to help people understand the carnage and Hales state of mind. In the hours after the shooting, Drake said of the shooter that officials feel that she identifies as trans, but were still in the initial investigation into all of that and if it actually played a role into this incident.. ", In a Twitter statement, Tennessee Gov. My uncle lost his life in this shooting today, she wrote. The website counts any instance when a firearm is fired or pointed at someone in a school, or when a bullet hits school property. Police should release Hales writings when they can, he added, if only to put a spotlight on others who may be struggling and considering using violence. Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality. Officers were reviewing video from the school, he said. He added: Now I know therell be people who want to criticise us for prayers. David K. Li is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school Monday and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Authorities released intense police body camera footage Tuesday from a deadly shooting rampage at a local Christian elementary school that killed three . Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, all 9 years old, were killed in the massacre, as well as school custodian Mike Hill, 61, substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61, and Katherine Koonce, 60, who was head of the school. "So exactly how they showed her on the bodycam footage was exactly how I remember her looking and how she always dressed.". She later graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, the station added. Three children and three adults were killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday. The White House later said the president spoke to Tennessee Gov. How do we stop the next one? Nashvilles chief of police, John Drake, told NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt that the shooter had planned to attack several different places, saying a manifesto belonging to the suspect indicates that there was going to be shootings at multiple locations, and the school was one of them. Floral tributes are left at a memorial outside the entrance to the Covenant School on Wednesday. Peak was raised in Leesville, Louisiana, and attended Leesville High School through her sophomore year in 1977, when her family relocated to Shreveport, KALB-TVin Alexandria, Louisiana, reported. "I'll never understand, it because it's not a logical thing to do. Averianna Patton told The Tennessean on Tuesday that she received messages from Hale at 9:57 a.m. while on Covenant School property, apologizing and stating that Hale wanted to die. He said some children evacuated to a wood line behind the school, while some went to a fire hall. Bill Lee said in a recorded address Tuesday night, his first extended comments on the shooting. A few people trickled in to lay flowers against the stone wall where the memorial was set up. Those officers made entry into the school and ultimately shot and killed Hale. "The police department response was swift," Aaron said. In a subsequent NBC News television interview, Drake said investigators believed the shooting stemmed from "some resentment" the suspect harbored "for having to go to that school" as a younger person. The school's motto is "Shepherding hearts. Evelyns sister cried as she said, I dont want to be an only child.. Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, was an illustrator and graphic designer. The video, with no audio, is more than two minutes long. Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. Hale attended Covenant, a pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade private school, at around 10 years old, a former headmaster said. The scene was muted Tuesday morning, especially compared to the swarm of emergency vehicles and helicopters that descended upon the school just after 10 a.m. the day before. Creaig Dunton, an associate professor of criminal justice atWestern New England University, said releasing the personal writings of a mass shooter is a "double-edged sword" and can be problematic because it gives the person what they craved: attention. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. In surveillance footage released by Nashville police late Monday, Hale is seendriving to the school. This is another PCA church school just up the road. Nashville Fire Department Station 20, a station that responded to the shooting, has 14 Thanksgiving Day cards in the station's windows that personnel said were brought last fall by Covenant School students, who often brought snacks and different treats. Nashville police identified the victims as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all nine years old; Cynthia Peak, a substitute teacher, aged 61; Katherine Koonce, aged 60; and Mike Hill, a custodian, aged 61. "Our community is heartbroken. Possessing a handgun is outlawed in Tennessee for anybody who has been convicted of a felony offense involving violence or drugs. The school is on the campus of Covenant Presbyterian Church in the city's Green Hills neighborhood, about 9 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. Goodbye Mike, Im going to miss those encouraging texts out of the blue from you.". It was really scary, really sad.. Video footage released late Monday shows the first moments of the shooting. Hallie was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, who is the lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church, according to a statement from his former church in Dallas. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. "If you have the power to make change and instead sit back and remain complicit, do better.". Evil people do evil things. Metro Nashville Police Department released body camera video showing officers arriving at The Covenant School where six were killed. Hale had no [criminal] history at all, Drake said, adding that one AR-style weapon in the attack was a rifle and one a pistol while the other gun was a handgun. Clarification: This article was updated. Published "She wore baggy clothes, kind of mixed-matched clothes. Editor's note: For the latest news on the Nashville school shooting, follow our coverage from Tuesday, March 28 here. Drake spoke to President Joe Biden, who was planning to reach out to the responding officers this week. Two of the victims were school. LATEST NEWS: Officers Engelbert, Collazo seen in body cam video hailed as heroes: Nashville school shooting live updates, 'IT WAS TRULY HORRIFIC':Nashville mourns after mass shooting. The Covenant School is a private school founded in 2001 that serves students inpre-kindergarten through sixth grade, according to its website. Patton, who told The Tennessean shethought of herself as sort of a "big sister" to Hale, and said Hale had shared suicidal thoughts with former teammates and felt she had to try to help. Hannah McDonald, a reporter for News Channel 5, told viewers her mother-in-law worked at the school but was on a break when the shooting happened. The video ends with the confrontation in an upstairs lobby area, when several shots were fired at the attacker, who fell amid shouts of "Stop moving," "Suspect down," and, "Get your hand away from the gun.". NASHVILLE, Tenn.The shooter who killed six people, including three children, at a Nashville elementary school Monday had detailed maps of the facility, considered another target and left behind writings that may shed light on a motive, authorities said. Some conservatives seized on that angle to blame the killings at the Christian school on Hales gender identity, with the hashtag #TransTerrorism trending on Twitter. A member of the kitchen staff at the Covenant school reacts after the shooting. What spurred Hale to target The Covenant School about two decades after attending there has led to rampant speculation and placed scrutiny on what police initially said was their focus on the investigation. "But I dont know if I could go off that two-minute interactionand say how she was feeling.. Five officers from the MetroNashville Police Department initially descended upon The Covenant School after a call about an active shooter came in at 10:13 a.m., and by 10:27 a.m. the attacker had been gunned down,police said. A verified GoFundMe fundraiser to support the family of Mike Hill, The Covenant School custodian who was killed in Monday's shooting, has surpassed $150,000 in money raised, according to the website as of 6 p.m. Tuesday. Officers shot and killed the attacker at the Covenant school, which is attached to the Covenant Presbyterian church in the Tennessee state capital. Koonce earned a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, according to the school website. They "immediately went to the gunfire," he said. Drake said officers found written material along with a map describing how the assault would unfold, as well as a plan to shoot up a different Nashville school that Hale scrapped because of too much security., Asked if there was a correlation between the shooters gender identity and the attack, Drake said: There is some theory to that. ", "One day this will make more sense," Hale wrote. They immediately went to the gunfire.". The Ogles Family," the post reads, adding in quotes: "The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good." The Woodmont Christian Church will be organizing a fund for the affected families as a way to help with counseling costs. Police quickly worked through the first floor clearing classrooms and encouraging each other to move faster. We will do our best to be mindful and respectful of the more important things in society today, continuing to pray for the shooting victims, their families and the entire Covenant School family, our hearts filled with love and hope for everyone affected.". 'Aren't you tired of this? ", First lady Jill Biden commented on the attackduring heropening remarks at a National League of Cities event in Washington. One woman dropped to her knees as she laid a bouquet of flowers down, burying her head in her hands and wiping tears from her eyes. Police identified the student victims as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9. My moms brother Lord help me and my family please pray for all my cousins.. She wrote on Twitter:"My office is in contact with federal, state, & local officials, & we stand ready to assist. "I am truly without words and our children deserve better," she said. Her LinkedIn online profile says she has led the school since July 2016. The helpline recommended that Patton call police, which she did. Hale, who police said was under care for an emotional disorder, had legally purchased seven firearms and hidden them at home, per Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake. ", TennesseeSen. Marsha Blackburn said she was "heartbroken to hear about the shooting." Hale wore a black vest over a white T-shirt, camouflage pants and a backwards red baseball cap in a video that showed only the shooter in the frame. "I never saw any of our staff sit down," Parker said. And I know hes the kind of guy that would do that. Covenant School community seeks prayer in wake of deadly mass shooting, How to help those affected by the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, What Vanderbilt's Clark Lea said about Nashville Covenant School shooting, Nashville police moved fast, saved lives in Covenant shooting, experts say, Channel 4 reporter 'immediately was taken back' to school shooting she witnessed in 2010, At the same time staff at Woodmont Baptist Church. We cant ask her anymore, and we cant get in her mind, Giacalone said. It's not logical," said the woman, who asked not to be named out of fear of online reprisals. Police initially identified Hale by his birth name and gender. The attacker, identified as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, was a former student at The Covenant School who broke in Monday morning by shooting the glass from a door. This is a deep rupture in our lives., Metro Nashville police published a news release late Monday that said investigators found writings that revealed the attack was " calculated and planned.". More than two weeks after a mass shooting at a Nashville Christian school, investigators have not yet identified a clear motive in the attackers journal writings, and authorities have not provided any details publicly to back up their early suggestion that the shooter may have felt resentment toward the school. "Theres no way to describe the feeling of seeing that many police cars except surreal," Mitchell said at Tuesday's Metro Schools Board of Education meeting. Drake said the school was singled out for attack but the individual victims were targeted at random. Do something,'" Patton said. Officers approached Hale, who was laying on the ground next to a wide window overlooking the parking lot. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. The Nashville school shooter fell into an emotional spiral after the recent death of a close friend, ex-classmate says Friends of Audrey Hale, 28, still can't grasp how the "loving" teenager they. She was so loving to everyone, and I think she might have just wanted to fit in, Hardcastle said. April 19, 2023 / 10:02 AM / CBS/AP. Hale was an illustrator and graphic designer who used he and him pronouns, according to a police spokesperson. U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., whose district includesthe site ofMonday's mass shooting, received widespreadcriticism from gun control advocates for a Christmas photo he postedin 2021 of his family posing with guns. Deon J. Hampton is a national reporter for NBC News. Another high school classmate broke down in tears while speaking with NBC News on Wednesday, grieving the victims and the shooter, whom police killed. "It could have been far worse. Police have recovered Hale's cell phone and will conduct analysis, Metro Police spokesperson Don Aaron said Tuesday. The staffers wereKatherine Koonce, 60, identified on the Covenant website as "head of school"; substitute teacherCynthia Peak, 61;and custodian Mike Hill, 61. The ticket donations will be going to the Caring for Covenant Fund, the school announced. Either way, its so sad as were trying to understand the cause and motive, realizing that whatever information is shared might be weaponized against an already marginalized group.. "What detectives have said so far is there is possibly some resentment for having to go to that school. Hallie Scruggs was a student at the Covenant School. On Monday night, Tennessee's first lady Maria Lee was set to have dinner with one of her best friends, Cindy Peak, an old colleague from her teacher days who planned to spend the day as a substitute teacher at The Covenant School. Is there a clue thats a tipoff? Giacalone asked. The school is on the campus of Covenant Presbyterian Church in the city's Green Hills neighborhood, about 9 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. Some video provided to USA TODAY was missing time. Brazilian police and environmental protection agents were ambushed by illegal gold miners on the Yanomami Indigenous reservation in the Amazon on Monday and four miners were shot dead in the exchange of gunfire, a government statement said. He also said Hale identified as transgender. Police identified the victims of the shooting on Monday afternoon as: The Covenant School shooting:Who are the victims? Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, said on Twitter that her office stands "ready to assist" those affected by the shooting. ': mother pleads for action after Nashville school shooting video. Hale was a former student at The Covenant School, according to police. Police recovered a manifesto at Hale's residence on Monday following the shooting that included "some writings" and a map of the attack and possible other targets, police said. Police said the suspect was armed with two assault-type guns and a 9 mm pistol. "Audrey, you have so much more life to live," Patton responds in the messages. Its really unfortunate mental health issues that you can see as you read through the journals., While were starting to see a picture come together, Ill tell you its not close to anything that people are subjugating out there and exposing their opinions on, Rausch added. The 61-year-old was one of six victims slain in one of the deadliest school shootings in Tennessee history. I thought I would just see this on TV, she said. She was outside the school and she heard gunshots., Drake said: It could have been far, far worse.. NASHVILLE A 28-year-old from Nashville fatally shot three children and three adults on Monday at a private Christian elementary school, officials said, leaving behind writings and detailed. All rights reserved. Drake said investigators believed the shooting stemmed from some resentment the suspect harbored for having to go to that school as a younger person. During one call, made at 10:13 a.m., a woman in an art room closet inside . President Joe Biden was briefed on the shooting Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. The photo, which remained on the congressman's Facebook page as of Monday night, shows his wife and two of his three children smiling and holding firearms in front of a Christmas tree.
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