5 facts to know about Covenant School Nashville shooter Audrey Hale who left 6 dead

Following a deadly shooting Monday morning at the Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, three adults and three children have been known to have died. The female suspect was murdered after an altercation with police.

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Here are 5 facts that you may not know about Nashville’s Covenant School shooter:

1. In a news conference following the event, Don Aaron of the Metro Nashville Police Department stated that the alleged shooter, who was fatally wounded by law enforcement officers, was a female in her “teens.” However, the truth is that the suspect is not a teenager, but actually, a 28-year-old woman.

2. According to preliminary police investigations, the 28-year-old shooter who massacred six people at the private school in Nashville had previously attended the same school. Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake stated at a press conference on Monday, “From my initial findings, at one point, she was a student at that school.” He continued by saying he didn’t know what year she had attended the institution. According to him, Nashville police have also reportedly determined her residence. He stated that there was a vehicle nearby that provided them with information as to who she was.

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3. The first reports came in about 10:15 a.m. local time on Monday, and according to Don Aaron, police responded to the report of an active shooter at the Covenant School immediately. Officers entered the building through the first floor when they arrived, he claimed. Then, according to Aaron, they heard gunshots coming from the building’s second floor. Authorities reportedly shot the suspect in a second-floor lobby.

4. Aaron claimed that when the police arrived at the location, they found a woman who had opened fire. She was gunned down by two responding officers after they began shooting at the suspect, according to Aaron. Aaron claimed that she had a handgun, two “assault-type” rifles, and possibly more weapons.

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5. The shooter’s identification has been determined by the authorities right now. As first responders got to the crime site, they saw “a female who was firing.” The name of the suspect is Audrey Hale. Moreover, it has also been noted that the 28-year-old shooter from Nashville is a biological female who uses the pronouns “He/Him” on their LinkedIn profile. The police also later officially confirmed that the shooter was a transgender person.