3 children and 3 adults were shot dead at a Nashville elementary school

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AP — NASHVILLE Tenn. Three pupils were slain by a female shooter who was armed with two "assault-style" weapons and a handgun.

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Three adults were shot dead on Monday at a private Christian school in Nashville the most recent in a string of mass shootings that have alarmed the nation by leaving children and adults dead in classrooms.

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Officials were trying to figure out who she was and if she was associated with the institution.

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Communities around the country are in shock at a recent wave of school violence as the killings take place.

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includes the shootings that occurred at an elementary school in Uvalde Texas a Virginia first-grader who shot his teacher and the slaughter at an elementary school last year.

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a gunshot that injured two administrators last week in Denver.

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Nashville became the latest community to witness a school shooting on a heartbreaking morning.

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John Cooper the mayor tweeted. "My thoughts are with the victims families. The whole city is behind you."

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She responded "I simply thought I would watch this on TV." And its actual right now.

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Reporter Hannah McDonald of WTVF TV revealed that The Covenant Schools front desk employee is her mother-in-law.

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During a live broadcast McDonald stated that the lady had left the building on Monday morning for a break and was heading back when she heard gunshots.

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The reporter said that although her husband had spoken to her mother-in-law she had not.

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According to the schools website there are 33 teachers there. The schools motto is shown on the website.

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"Shepherding Hearts Developing Minds and Honoring Childhood."

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Don Aaron a police spokesman said at a press briefing that the gunman entered the school by a side door and walked to the second floor.

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