Katherine Koonce was among the three adults killed in shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville’s Green Hill neighborhood. Police have identified the three children and three adults who were shot and killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday morning.
Authorities have identified the children Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9-years-old. The adults have been identified as as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.
Who was Katherine Koonce?
Dr Katherine Koonce was the head of the school killed in shooting. She went to University High Lab School and studied at Louisiana State University, her family said. She had been working at the Covenant School for around seven years. According to her LinkedIn profile, she was the Academic Dean at Christ Presbyterian Academy from 2009 to 2016.
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The shooting suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale from Nashville. She was fatally shot and killed by police.
According to preliminary police investigation, Hale was at one time a student at the Covenant school but it is not clear exactly when she may have attended, Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.
Covenant School was founded in 2001. It is a private Christian school with 33 teachers and up to 210 students starting in preschool through 6th grade, according to the school website.
Drake said at the press conference that the shooting was targeted attack. Investigators have found “a manifesto” and planning material.
Hale entered the school building through a side door and traversed the building, moving from the first floor to the second floor and “firing multiple shots,” Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said. The shooter was fatally shot by two of the five responding police officers at the scene, he said.
