UPDATE: Nashville police confirm shooter who killed six at Covenant School, Nashville, identified as transgender

The shooter who killed six people at Covenant School in Nashville has been named as 28-year-old former pupil Audrey Hale, who identified as transgender.

Monday, March 27 at 11:55pm

Nashville Police have confirmed that the deceased shooter who killed three children and three adults at Covenant School was 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student at the facility who identified as transgender, as reported by BNO News Live.

The attacker was reportedly armed with a pistol and assault-type rifles. A manifesto and maps of the building relating to ‘how this is going to take place’ were allegedly recovered by police officers, according to Sky News.

A tweet from Nashville Police confirmed the identities of the six victims: “The 6 victims fatally shot by the active shooter at Covenant School are identified as: Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9, Cynthia Peak, age 61, Katherine Koonce, age 60, and Mike Hill, age 61”.

The 6 victims fatally shot by the active shooter at Covenant School are identified as: Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9, Cynthia Peak, age 61, Katherine Koonce, age 60, and Mike Hill, age 61.

— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 27, 2023

Monday, March 27 at 7:30pm

The death toll from the mass shooting incident at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, has risen to seven. According to BNO News Live, the unidentified 28-year-old female gunman killed three children and three adults before being shot and killed by armed police officers.

BREAKING: 7 people confirmed dead in Nashville school shooting, including 3 children, 3 adults and the suspect

— BNO News Live (@BNODesk) March 27, 2023

Monday, March 27 at 6:11pm

At least three people are reported to have died after a mass shooting incident this morning, Monday, March 27, at Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, on Burton Hills Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. It has been suggested that the three deceased could be children.

Police and emergency units have responded to the scene after receiving an alert to an active shooter at the private educational facility at 33 Burton Hills Boulevard.

Metro Nashville Police Department just tweeted at the time of writing that the suspect had been shot dead by MNPD officers. “An active shooter event has taken place at Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, on Burton Hills Dr. The shooter was engaged by MNPD and is dead. Student reunification with parents is at Woodmont Baptist Church, 2100 Woodmont Blvd”.

An active shooter event has taken place at Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, on Burton Hills Dr. The shooter was engaged by MNPD and is dead. Student reunification with parents is at Woodmont Baptist Church, 2100 Woodmont Blvd. pic.twitter.com/vO8p9cj3vx

— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 27, 2023

“We are responding to an active aggressor at 33 Burton Hills Blvd Covenant School. We can confirm we have multiple patients. Parents coming to the school should go to 20 Burton Hills at this time. this is an active scene”, tweeted Nashville Fire Department.

We are responding to an active aggressor at 33 Burton Hills Blvd Covenant School.
We can confirm we have multiple patients.
Parents coming to the school should go to 20 Burton Hills at this time. this is an active scene.

— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) March 27, 2023

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