Families affected by Nashville school shooting search for answers

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Six people are dead after a mass shooting at a school in Nashville.

The alleged shooter, 28-year-old Audrey Hale, entered The Covenant Presbyterian School by shooting through glass doors. Hale then shot and killed six people; three teachers and three students.

Active shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, drove this Honda Fit to the Covenant Church/school campus this morning and parked. MNPD detectives searched it and found additional material written by Hale. pic.twitter.com/ftGX74ecKr
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 28, 2023

The three students, all 9 years old, have been identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. The three adult victims were identified as 61-year-old Cynthia Peak, 60-year-old Katherine Koonce and 61-year-old Mike Hill.

Hale reportedly entered the school with two semi-automatic weapons, a pistol and “significant ammunition,” according to Nashville police.

Hale fired a number of rounds inside the Covenant Church/School building. She was armed with these 3 guns and significant ammunition. pic.twitter.com/3LYOU2r0sh
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 28, 2023

Hale was shot dead by Nashville police just before 10:30 a.m. local time.

Shaundelle Brooks, a Nashville resident who lost a loved one to gun violence in 2018, came out to support the community.

“You’re not safe anywhere. You’re not safe in school, you’re not safe when you’re out to eat, you’re not safe in church, we’re not safe anywhere,” Brooks said. “When are we gonna do something? When are we going to stop failing our children?”

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