Police Identify Shooter Who Killed Six at Nashville Grade School

  • Three children, three adults killed at elementary school
  • Suspect had two assault-type weapons and pistol, police say

Children from The Covenant School hold hands as they leave the building on March 27.

Photographer: Jonathan Mattise/AP
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Police have identified the assailant who shot and killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday.

Audrey Hale, who was killed by police, was a 28-year-old White Nashville resident who identified as transgender, authorities said. Hale is believed to be a former student at the Covenant School, Metro Nashville Police said.