March 27, 2023:
At least three children and two adults were killed in a shooting at the Covenant School, a private Christian school, in Nashville on Monday, according to WSMV4 News. The suspect is also dead, per Nashville police.
An active shooter event has taken place at Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, on Burton Hills Dr. The shooter was engaged by MNPD and is dead. Student reunification with parents is at Woodmont Baptist Church, 2100 Woodmont Blvd. pic.twitter.com/vO8p9cj3vx
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 27, 2023
On Monday morning, Nashville police and fire departments responded to an “active aggressor” at the school, which serves roughly 200 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. It’s not yet clear how many people were potentially injured at this time or what the shooter’s motive was.
Students are being bused away from the school to another location for reunification with parents at Woodmont Baptist Church at 2100 Woodmont Boulevard.
There have been more than 100 mass shootings that have occurred in 2023 so far, a disturbing milestone that highlights America’s unique problem with guns.
This is a developing story, which we’ll be updating as more information becomes available.