Multiple children killed in Tennessee school shooting

Mar 27, 2023

Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Stacey Chamberlain (Producer/Editor)

A shooting at a Tennessee Christian school has left three children and three adults dead, according to a CNN report. Police killed the shooter, and identified the shooter as a 28-year-old female. The shooting has left seven people dead including the shooter.

The Covenant School in Nashville serves students in preschool through sixth grade. About 200 students are enrolled at the private school. Parents began picking up their children as soon as word of an active shooter situation circled around the community.

Details on how police took down the shooter are limited at this time, but authorities say there is no longer a threat to the community.

According to data compiled by “Education Week,” so far this year, there have been at least 13 school shootings that have resulted in deaths or injuries in the United States.

This story is developing. Straight Arrow News will continue to update this story with straight, unbiased facts as more details come out.

Tags: School Shooting, Tennessee

KARAH RUCKER: A SHOOTING AT A TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HAS LEFT THREE CHILDREN AND TWO ADULTS DEAD. THE SHOOTER WAS KILLED BY POLICE. IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR IF THE GUNMAN IS ONE OF THE FIVE FATALITIES.

THE AGES OF THE DECEASED CHILDREN WERE UNKNOWN AS OF NEWS TIME.

THE COVENANT SCHOOL IN NASHVILLE SERVES PRESCHOOL THROUGH SIXTH GRADE. ABOUT 200 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED AT THE PRIVATE SCHOOL – WITH PARENTS PICKING UP THEIR CHILDREN AS SOON AS WORD OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION CIRCLED AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

DETAILS ON HOW POLICE TOOK DOWN THE SHOOTER ARE LIMITED AT THIS TIME. BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT.

ACCORDING TO DATA COMPILED BY ‘EDUCATION WEEK’ – SO FAR THIS YEAR – THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 13 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN DEATHS OR INJURIES IN THE U.S..