Nashville shooting: Three children killed, gunman dead after shooting at Covenant Christian school
Rachel Schilke
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At least four people are dead after a shooting occurred on Monday at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, according to reports.
Officials responded to a shooting at the private Christian school, with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirming on Twitter that officers engaged with the shooter and the shooter is now dead.
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WKRN reporter Peyton Kennedy tweeted that officers confirmed at least four people, including the shooter, are dead.
https://twitter.com/peytonTVkennedy/status/1640380211735810048?s=20
The Nashville Fire Department tweeted at 11:39 a.m. that it was responding to an “active aggressor.”
“We are responding to an active aggressor at 33 Burton Hills Blvd Covenant School,” it said. “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.
https://twitter.com/NashvilleFD/status/1640377987685130244?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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The Covenant School is a private Christian school for preschool through sixth-grade students. Last year, the school held an active shooter drill, per News Channel 5.
The private school has had an enrollment between 195-210 students in recent years and was founded as a ministry of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in 2001, per the school’s website. Dr. Katerine Koonce currently serves as the Head of School.
Preschool and pre-Kindergarten students are in school from 7:50 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., so they were present during the shooting. Kindergarten through sixth-grade students are in class until 3 p.m.
This is a developing story and will be updated.