Nashville, TN (3/27/2023) – Three children and three adult staff members are dead after a mass shooting event at a private Christian school in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood.
The shooter, a 28-year-old female, was shot by responding officers, according to Don Aaron, the Nashville police spokesperson. Aaron said the shooter had not yet been identified during a press conference just after noon.
One officer suffered a hand injury from cut glass, Aaron said. “That is the only other injury I’m aware of,” he said.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center confirmed students from the pre-K-6 Covenant School on Burton Hills Road were transported to Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
The Nashville Police Department responded to an active shooter incident at 10:13 a.m. By 10:27 a.m., the shooter was killed by two of a five-member police team that responded, Aaron, said.
He said the shooter was armed with two assault rifles and a handgun. She entered through a side door at the school and went to the second floor, according to Aaron.
The private school had no onsite school resource officer, he said. The school did have security cameras.
“There is a video from the school we are viewing now to try and learn exactly how all of this happened,” Aaron said.
Rep. Bob Freeman, D-Nashville, issued a statement on the incident which took place in his district.
“This is an unimaginable tragedy for the victims, all the children, families, teachers, staff, and my entire community,” Freeman said.
“I live around the corner from Covenant and pass by it often. I have friends who attend both church and school there. I have also visited the church in the past. It tears my heart apart to see this. I’m praying for my neighborhood, my city and my state. It is time to pull together and provide all the love and support that we can to those affected by this terrible catastrophe. It is time for serious action.”
Gov. Bill Lee said on Twitter he is monitoring the situation.
“As we continue to respond, please join us in praying for the school, congregation, and Nashville community,” Lee said.
The House Republican Caucus issued a statement calling the shooting deaths “a horrific act of violence carried out by a disturbed individual.”
This is an ongoing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Source: Tennessee Lookout
