Nashville police confirm seven dead including shooter after Christian school shooting
A gunman who killed three children and three adults in a shooting at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, has been named by police.
Audrey Hale, 28, was killed at the scene by police officers who were called to The Covenant School in the city on Monday morning, say officials.
Police say that the shooter, who was armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun, gained entry to the building via a side door and was a former student at the school.
When police officers arrived at the scene they entered the building and heard gunshots on the second floor where they shot and killed the gunman.
Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged nine, died in the shooting.
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. The other adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both were 61.
