NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 27: School buses with children arrive at Woodmont Baptist Church to be reunited with their families after a mass shooting at The Covenant School on March 27, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. According to initial reports, three students and three adults were killed by the shooter, a 28-year-old woman. The shooter was killed by police responding to the scene. (Photo by Seth Herald/Getty Images)
<p>Authorities have provided more details about the school shooting in <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/?s=nashville&;post_type%5B%5D=post&;post_type%5B%5D=list_posts&;_gl=1*z1ri39*_up*MQ..*_ga*NjUxMjcyMDc3LjE2Nzk5NDIxOTY.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY3OTk0MjE5NS4xLjAuMTY3OTk0MjE5NS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nashville</strong></a> that took place early Monday, reporting that aside from the three children that were fatally wounded, three adults were also killed making it a total of 6 from the school that have passed.</p>
<p>The shooter, who was killed by police and has been identified as a 28-year-old woman, bringing the death toll to 7, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/school-shooting-tennessee-leaves-multiple-injured-shooter-dead-officia-rcna76841" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><em>NBC News</em></strong></a>.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Nashville School Shooter ID&#8217;d As 28-Year-Old Woman Believed To Be A Former Student</h3>
<p class="">The shooting occurred at The Covenant School on Burton Hills Boulevard, which serves preschool students through sixth graders. There, officers &#8220;engaged&#8221; the heavily-armed woman, whose name was not released as of Monday afternoon.</p>
<p>The shooter, who police believe was a former student at the Christian grade school. was shot and killed by police on the school&#8217;s second floor, a police spokesperson said. Authorities added hat she had two &#8220;assault-type rifles and a handgun.&#8221;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, students at the school were bussed to nearby Woodmont Baptist Church to be safely reunited with their families.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Authorities Said Police &#8220;Response Was Swift,&#8221; With Only One Officer Injured From Shattered Glass</h3>
<p>Police say the began getting calls about the shootings at 10:13 a.m. CT, while Nashville firefighters <a href="https://twitter.com/NashvilleFD/status/1640377987685130244" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>tweeted</strong></a> that they first reported sending out personnel for an &#8220;active aggressor&#8221; call shortly thereafter at 10:39 a.m. CT.</p>
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<p class="">&#8220;The police department response was swift,&#8221; police spokesperson Don Aaron told reporters. &#8220;They heard shots coming from the second level. They immediately went to the gunfire. When the officers got to the second level, they saw a shooter, a female, who was firing. The officers engaged her. She was fatally shot by responding police officers.&#8221;</p>
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<p>NBC News reports that five officers approached the shooter, when two opened fire at her. Authorities claim the shooter had entered the school through a &#8220;side entrance&#8221; on the first floor.</p>
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<p class="">&#8220;By 10:27 a.m. the shooter was deceased,&#8221; Aaron said.</p>
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<p class="">Only one officer was hurt by shattered glass, according to officials.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Names, Ages Of Victims Not Yet Released By Authorities As Of Monday Afternoon</h3>
<p class="">Meanwhile, the names and ages of the victims have not been released as of Monday afternoon.</p>
<p class="">The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced “there is no current threat to public safety” minutes after police confirmed the shooter was dead,</p>
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<p>According to its website, the Covenant School employs 33 teachers with an 8-to-1 student-to-instructor ratio.</p>
<p>There are typically 209 students and 42 school staffers on a typical day of classes, Aaron added.</p>
<p class="">Later Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre commented on the mass shooting incident, and said President Joe Biden has been briefed on the tragedy.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">White House Press Secretary Calls Mass Shooting &#8220;Heartbreaking&#8221; and &#8220;Unacceptable&#8221;</h3>
<p>Jean-Pierre described the shooting &#8220;devastating,&#8221; &#8220;heartbreaking,&#8221; and &#8220;unacceptable,&#8221; while noting the executive actions President Biden has taken thus far to address the nationwide gun violence epidemic. She went on to highlight legislation he signed into law, but she added that more must be done.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;How many more children have to be murdered before Republicans in Congress will step up and act to pass the assault weapons ban, to close loopholes in our background check system or to require the safe storage of guns?&#8221; she said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Jean-Pierre continued, &#8220;Our children should be able to go to school feeling safe, feeling protected. People should be able to go to the grocery stores feeling safe.&#8221;</p>
<p>This is a developing story. Be sure to check back in with <strong><em>The Shade Room</em></strong> for more updates as they come.</p>
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