Key takeaways:
- Six people were killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville on Monday morning.
- The victims were three children and three adults, including a substitute teacher, the head of school, and a custodian.
- The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and the Nashville community is coming together to support the families of the victims.
On Monday morning, tragedy struck the city of Nashville when a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School in the Green Hills neighborhood. Police have identified the shooter as a 28-year-old former student of the school.
Three children and three adults were killed in the shooting. The three children were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9-years-old. The adults were identified as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61. Peak was a substitute teacher, Koonce was the head of school, and Hill was a custodian.
Nashville Police Chief John Drake expressed his sadness and shock at the tragedy, saying, “When we send our kids to school or to any place of safety, we expect them to live, learn, have fun and come back from that day’s experience.”
The Covenant School is a private Christian school, and the community is now mourning the loss of the six victims. The school has not yet released a statement, but it is expected to do so in the coming days.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and police have not yet released any information about the shooter’s motive. The Nashville community is coming together to support the families of the victims, and to remember those who were lost in this tragedy.
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