Names of scholars and employees members
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Town is mourning the loss of three children and three adults who were fatally shot Monday at a small, Christian elementary faculty.
The suspect, recognized by police as a 28-year-old former pupil, entered the personal Covenant Faculty by a facet door Monday morning and opened hearth. Inside 14 minutes, a staff of 5 officers adopted the sounds of gunfire to a second-floor foyer the place they fatally shot the suspect.
All victims have been affiliated with the Covenant Faculty, positioned within the Inexperienced Hills neighborhood south of downtown Nashville.
The tragic incident is the nation’s 89th taking pictures in a Okay-12 faculty this 12 months, in keeping with the K-12 School Shooting Database. Final 12 months, a college taking pictures in Uvalde, Texas, left 21 useless.
“In a tragic morning, Nashville joined the dreaded, lengthy checklist of communities to expertise a college taking pictures,” mentioned Nashville Mayor John Cooper. “My coronary heart goes out to the households of the victims. Our whole metropolis stands with you.”
The group hosted a number of vigils Monday night time the place lots of gathered to grieve and pray for the victims.
This is what we all know thus far concerning the taking pictures victims.
Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9
Evelyn Dieckhaus was a pupil at The Covenant Faculty.
Group members gathered on the Woodmont Christian Church on Monday night time the place senior minister Clay Stauffer shared by tears and a shaky voice, a narrative of Dieckhaus.
Dieckhaus was a 3rd grader on the Covenant Faculty and her sister, a fifth grader, is a member of the disciples class on the church. Evelyn’s sister cried as she mentioned, “I don’t need to be an solely youngster.”
Hallie Scruggs, 9
Hallie Scruggs was a pupil at The Covenant Faculty.
William Kinney, 9
William Kinney was a pupil at The Covenant Faculty.
Katherine Koonce, 60
Katherine Koonce was the headmaster at The Covenant Faculty.
Cynthia Peak, 61
Authorities recognized Cynthia Peak in its place trainer who was working at The Covenant Faculty.
Mike Hill, 61
Authorities recognized Mike Hill as a custodian at The Covenant Faculty.
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