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Former student shoots six dead at Tennessee school

Police in Nashville, Tennessee have killed a 28-year-old shooter after six people were shot dead at a private Christian school.

The New Daily · Mar 27, 2023

Police identify shooter who killed 6 at Nashville grade school

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

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2023

Nashville school shooter drew maps to plan massacre and penned sick manifesto

The suspect, who has been identified as 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, was killed by police at the scene at the Covenant School, Nashville, Tennessee, US

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2023

Arizona gov steps in; scheduled execution unlikely next week

A vow by Arizona’s governor not to proceed with any executions amid lingering questions about the rights of death row inmates appears to have paused a scheduled execution next week

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Three nine-year-old children among six dead in thirteenth US school shooting this year

The shooter is thought to potentially be a former student

Manchester Evening News · Mar 27, 2023

Nashville school shooting victims pictured for first time including headteacher, 60

Dr Katherine Koonce, 60, has been identified as one of the six people gunned down at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee by Audrey Elizabeth Hale who was shot dead at the scene

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2023

Nashville reporter says mother-in-law worked at school where six people were killed

School staff member ‘was outside of the school and she heard gunshots, she had just gotten back from her break,’ reporter says

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Proposed ATF budget runs into opposition from House Republicans

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s proposed budget increase for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in fiscal 2024 faces sharp opposition from many House Republicans who want to make cuts this budget cycle.

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2023

Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville

Fifteen mass shootings at U.S. schools since 1999’s massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado have killed a total of 175 victims

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Roughly 1 in 20 Americans own an AR-15 rifle as firearm’s popularity explodes despite role in mass killings

Originally intended for military use, AR-15-style rifles have surged in popularity over the last two decades

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023