Police in Nashville report that a 28-year-old woman killed 3 adults and 3 pupils at a private Christian school

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Unidentified gunman entered Covenant School by a side entrance.

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was equipped with at least two handguns and assault weapons according to Don Aaron a spokesman for Metro Nashville Police.

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According to Aaron she opened fire on the schools first and second levels before being fatally shot by authorities on the second floor.

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The gunman who police first believed to be in her teens has been identified as a 28-year-old White woman who resides in Nashville.

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According to Police Chief John Drakes preliminary investigation she had previously attended the school.

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According to a CNN count the event marks the 19th shooting at a school or institution this year in which at least one person has been hurt.

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In a Colorado high school last week a student shot and injured two faculty members.

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After a self-inflicted gunshot wound the student was subsequently discovered dead.

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According to the schools website the simplicity and innocence of a PreSchool–6th grade school are what give it its attractiveness.

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"Kids are allowed to be children; they may feel completely and securely known by our faculty and develop leaders under their tutelage" the statement reads.

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Police and fire departments responded quickly to the mass shooting as worried family gathered outside the school to await word of their loved ones.

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"It definitely feels so much better just to hear that first phone call that she was Alright

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Yet youre still in pain thinking about the folks who might not receive that call" she added.

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They (the cops) began to shut the roadways. That occurred so quickly.

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Children were already crossing within a few minutes according to Reodica who observed a police officer rush to the situation.

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In a press conference President Joseph Biden called the massacre "sick" and "heartbreaking" and encouraged Congress to move forward with gun safety measures.

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Karine Jean-Pierre the communications secretary for the White House urged Congress to enact legislation addressing gun safety.

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