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First lady Jill Biden joined a memorial vigil in Nashville on Wednesday for the three children and three adults shot to death this week at a Christian day school, including two educators who were close friends of the Tennessee governor's wife.

Former student Audrey Hale, 28, shot dead six people before being killed by police

Katherine Koonce, 60, was found in a hallway by herself where police say she was ‘assassinated’ by shooter

Dr Katherine Koonce, the 60-year-old principal, was found lying dead inside a corridor after Audrey Hale, 28, was gunned down by police following the fatal shooting which killed six in Nashville, US

Jill Biden attends a vigil in the city as Kevin McCarthy refuses to commit to gun control legislation

Police reveal gunman Audrey Hale concealed guns from parents

A Republican congressman has shocked with his view of gun reform, a day after three children and three adults died at a school in his state.

Police say Audrey Hale bought weapons legally, hiding them from their parents. Hale did not target the victims but did target the school and planned the attack carefully.

New details have emerged from Monday’s shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, that left three children and three adults dead when an assailant targeted a Christian school, making it the latest American community to be rocked by the despair and trauma of gun violence, as police search for a motive.