3 children killed in shooting at Nashville church school
A shooting at a church school in Nashville has killed at least three children, authorities said Monday. Police said the shooter is also dead.
The Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted: “An active shooter event has taken place.”
The Nashville Fire Department said in a tweet there were “multiple patients” after an “active aggressor” at the Covenant School. The school, which serves students in preschool through sixth grade, according to its website, is part of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
“The shooter was engaged by MNPD and is dead,” the police department said.
A reunification center for parents was set up at Woodmont Baptist Church, about 2 miles from the scene, the department said.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
A shooting at a church school in Nashville has killed at least three children, authorities said Monday. Police said the shooter is also dead.
The Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted: “An active shooter event has taken place.”
The Nashville Fire Department said in a tweet there were “multiple patients” after an “active aggressor” at the Covenant School. The school, which serves students in preschool through sixth grade, according to its website, is part of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
“The shooter was engaged by MNPD and is dead,” the police department said.
A reunification center for parents was set up at Woodmont Baptist Church, about 2 miles from the scene, the department said.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated. The Associated Press contributed to this report.