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28-Year-Old Woman Kills 3 Children, 3 Adults At Christian Nashville Elementary School

This is the 19th shooting at a school or university this year where at least one person was wounded.

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A family departs the reunification center at the Woodmont Baptist church after a school shooting, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
A family departs the reunification center at the Woodmont Baptist church after a school shooting, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
Photo : John Bazemore ( AP )

Authorities said a 28-year-old woman shot three students and three adults to death at a private Christian school in Nashville before she was killed by police. The assailant, whose identity has not been revealed, went into the Covenant School through a side door.

She was reportedly armed with at least two assault-style rifles as well as a handgun, Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron stated. The shooter fired multiple shots on the first and second floors of the school before police killed her on the second floor, Aaron continued.

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Authorities received the first call about the shooting came in at 10:13 a.m. The shooter was killed 14 minutes later at 10:27 a.m., he said. In addition, Aaron explained that law enforcement are working to analyze video from the school showing that could show what happened.

At first, police said that the shooter appeared to be a teenager but later verified that she was a 28-year-old white woman who resided in Nashville. Police Chief John Drake stated that initially, his findings showed that the assailant was a student at the school at some point.

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Drake also said that a vehicle was located close by and gave them hints as to who the suspect was. Fire spokesperson Kendra Loney said the Nashville Fire Department tried to save those with “viable signs of life” and transported three children along with two adults from the scene. However, they did not survive.

With six victims, the Nashville shooting this is the deadliest school shooting since the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, last May that left 21 people dead. According to CNN, this is the 19th shooting at a school or university so far this year in which at least one person was wounded.

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During a news conference, President Joe Biden said that the shooting was “sick” and “heartbreaking.” He also encouraged Congress to further gun safety legislation.