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Police have identified 28-year-old Audrey Hale as the shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a private Christian school in Nashville, TN.
Hale entered the building using a side door while carrying two “assault-type rifles” and a handgun. She climbed a set of stairs and opened fire. Three of the victims were just 9 years old.
The liberal mainstream media is accused of silencing details about the shooter’s background and mental health issues.
🚨#BREAKING: Brand new security footage has just been released to the public showing the Active shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale drove to Covenant Church/School in her Honda Fit this morning, parked, and shot her way into the building. She was armed with 2 assault-type guns and a 9… pic.twitter.com/OkrtC64iqg
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 28, 2023
🚨#BREAKING: NBC News is reporting and identifying the 28-year-old Nashville shooter as “Audrey Hale”, a biological female that identifies as “He/Him” on their LinkedIn
Authorities believe the transgender shooter previously attended the Christian school with reports that all of… pic.twitter.com/VRmAj1vyFl
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 27, 2023
Hale, who was a biological female, previously attended the Christian school and may have suffered from gender dysphoria. Police found a “manifesto” along with maps and a detailed plan of the attack. Evidence shows that Hale was prepared for a violent confrontation with police.
The transgender mass shooter identified as “He/Him” according to her LinkedIn profile. She also went by the name “Aiden.” Hale’s motive is unclear as many Americans have called on the release of her “manifesto,” including Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett.
BREAKING: Nashville School Shooting Suspect ID'ed as Audrey Hale, 28 https://t.co/zUAX9VqwRg pic.twitter.com/AKY5xN3a6r
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 27, 2023
Reports incoming the shooter is a man that identifies as a woman. Gender dysphoria is medically classified as a mental illness. Where does mental illness like gender dysphoria land on this chart.
— John Matland for █████ (@WTPAreTheNews) March 27, 2023
Rep. Burchett said, “Our trans youth are troubled. If they don’t get the help they need they can grow up to have some serious issues, but I obviously don’t believe they’ll all grow up to be shooters like this.”
“We need to know what was going through this person’s head, and the manifesto should be made public,” the Tennessee Republican continued.
The 14-minute shooting spree ended as police returned fire and killed the suspect. Hale’s car was later located near the Covenant School.
Women account for only 2% of mass shooters in the U.S., and Hale is just the fifth female mass shooter in history.
A police investigation is underway because all doors were locked. Security footage shows Hale shooting the doors in order to gain entry.
Mainstream sources now confirming that it was in fact “trans” Audrey Hale, who went by Aiden. It always a very clear case of mental illness when someone identifies as trans.
This was an anti-Christian hate crime motivated by radical left gender ideology. https://t.co/jEj1vYBcDq
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) March 27, 2023
All six victims were subsequently pronounced dead at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Three of the victims were just 9 years old. They have been identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney.
The three school staffers have been identified as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and 61-year-old Mike Hill.
BREAKING: Nashville Police Chief Drake says officers have found a manifesto and a map in regards to Audrey Hale's plans to commit mass school shooting; Drake also confirms Hale identified as transgender – https://t.co/zUAX9VqwRg pic.twitter.com/4N7YyysuXL
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 27, 2023
“At one point she was a student at that school,” Nashville police Chief John Drake said. “There was a vehicle nearby that gave us a clue as to who she was.”
Police have yet to established a motive or any further connection the shooter may have had with the school.
All three were pronounced dead after arrival at the hospital due to gunshot wounds.