Nashville school shooting: First photos of attack victims, including 9-year-old girl and principal | US News

Photos of four victims of a Nashville school shooting have been released.

6 people including 3 children, All shot dead by Audrey Elizabeth Hale after ex-student opens fire At a private Covenant school in the Tennessee capital.

The six victims were Evelyn Deekhouse, Harry Scruggs, and William Kinney, all named Cynthia Peake and Mike Hill, aged 9, 61, and Katherine Coons, 60.

So far, pictures of Hill, Koons, Peek and 9-year-old Harry have been released.

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Harry was the daughter of the minister of the church that ran the school.

All three adults were staff: Mr. Koons was the principal, Mr. Peek was the substitute teacher, and Mr. Hill was the custodian.

“We love the Scruggs family and mourn the loss of their precious daughter Harry,” Park City Presbyterian Church senior pastor Mark Davis said in a statement.

“Together we trust that the power of Christ will draw near to give us the comfort and hope we so desperately need.”

Covenant School in Nashville has approximately 200 students in preschool through sixth grade and approximately 50 staff.

Hale had a manifesto and a detailed map of the school and opened fire through the door to enter the building and begin the killing spree.

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Police Chief John Drake said, “We have a manifesto. We are reviewing several documents related to the actual incident today. We have created a map of how this was done.”

Police began receiving reports of attacks at 10:13am (4:13pm UK time), and as police began clearing the ground floor of the school, gunshots were heard from the second floor.

Two police officers from a five-member team opened fire and shot the suspect dead at 10:27 a.m. (4:27 p.m.).

Hale’s motive for attack is not yet known.