According to EFE, the attacker referred to themselves as and identified with the pronoun she on social media, while the police consistently used he when describing the individual.
The shooter, Hale, died in a confrontation that occurred during a shooting at the Covenant Christian private school in the Green Hills district of Nashville, Tennessee. Authorities described the incident as premeditated.
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Hale discharged multiple rounds inside the Covenant Church and School building. The assailant was found armed with three firearms and a large quantity of ammunition. This detail was shared on social media by local authorities. (Source: Metro Nashville Police Department).
The three young victims were Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged nine. Among the adults who lost their lives were Katherine Koonce, sixty, Mike Hill, sixty-one, and Cynthia Peak, sixty-one, as reported by authorities.
Hale entered the building through a side door to gain access. Security camera footage released by law enforcement shows the sequence. After entering, Hale moved to the second floor and began firing on personnel. As officers arrived, Hale redirected fire at police vehicles from the second floor. In a coordinative exchange of gunfire with responding officers in the lobby, Hale was fatally shot by the police. The first emergency call was traced to about fourteen minutes earlier.
Police Chief Drake described Hale as a person who carried substantial ammunition, prepared to engage law enforcement, and capable of causing more harm than he could manage. (Source: Idoya Noain).