Key takeaways:
- A 28-year-old woman opened fire at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee with two assault-style rifles and a handgun.
- The shooter was fatally shot by police following the violence, resulting in the deaths of three students and three adults.
- Police are continuing to investigate the incident and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
On Monday, a 28-year-old woman opened fire at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 students from preschool through sixth grade in Nashville, Tennessee. The woman, who has not been identified, entered the school through a side door and was armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun.
Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron reported that the shooter fired multiple shots on the first and second floors of the school before police fatally shot her on the second floor. The suspect died after being shot by police following the violence.
The shooting resulted in the deaths of three students and three adults. The first call on the shooting came in at 10:13 a.m. and the shooter was dead at 10:27 a.m., according to Aaron.
The Covenant School is a private Christian school located in Nashville. It is not yet known what the motive of the shooter was. Police are continuing to investigate the incident and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
This shooting is the latest in a series of mass shootings in the United States. The country is growing increasingly unnerved by the bloodshed in schools. The victims of the shooting have not yet been identified.
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