Nashville (USA). There was a massive shooting at a private school on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. There is news of the death of 7 people including three children in this incident. Some people have also been injured in the firing. Police said the attacker had at least two assault rifles and a handgun. The police have said that the attacker has also been killed. Around 200 students from nursery to sixth grade were present in the school during the firing.
The incident comes at a time when people across the country are grappling with school violence, including last year’s shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Police said that the age of the female shooter is less than 19 years. The victims were taken to Monroe Carell Junior Children’s Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
3 children, 3 adults and 1 suspect have been killed in the shooting at the Christian school. At the same time, John Houser, spokesman for Vanderbilt’s Monroe Carell Junior Children’s Hospital, said that three children were declared dead after reaching the hospital. The name of the school which was the victim of the attack is being told as Vacha School. Heavy police force has been deployed at the spot.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a tweet that the suspected attacker is dead. However, it is not clear what is the reason behind the attack. The police have also not told whether the attacker died of police bullet or he committed suicide.
The Nashville Fire Department confirmed “several injuries” to the media, while the hospital confirmed the deaths of three children. According to the school’s website, Covenant School was founded by Covenant Presbyterian Church in 2001. About 200 students study in it. The school has classes from Preschool to Class 6. An active shooter program was also organized here in 2022 in view of the ever-increasing incidents of shootings in American schools. During this, the tricks of survival during such an incident were taught.