Nashville school shooter ID’d as Audrey Hale

The shooter who killed six people at an elementary school in Nashville Monday has been identified as Audrey Hale, sources have confirmed to The Post.

The shooter had opened fire inside the private Christian elementary school, killing three children and three adults. Police received an active shooter call at 10:13 a.m.

Officers heard gunshots on the second floor and rushed to a lobby-type area where they came across the 28-year-old Nashville woman who had two assault rifles and a handgun.

Police said Hale once attended the school and an online profile listed her as working in Commercial Illustration and Graphic Design.

She was shot dead by police on site at 10:27 a.m.

A car was located near the Covenant School, where the 14-minute shooting spree took place Monday morning, and provided investigators clues as to the shooter’s identity, Metro Nashville Chief of Police John Drake said at a press conference.

A neighbor to the last address listed for Hale told The Post police were on the scene and the whole area had been blocked off, before hanging up. 


First responders at The Covenant School in Nashville
The female shooter killed three students and three adults at the Covenant School in Nashville on Monday morning.
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An emotional parent picks up her son from school.
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Students school bus
The suspect was identified as a 28-year-old white woman who once attended the school, authorities said.
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Parents hug kids
Emotional parents pick up their kids following the shooting.
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