At least three minors and three adults have been murdered by a heavily armed teenager who broke into the Alliance Presbyterian College, a private early childhood and primary education center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday. The attacker died after police intervention.
The murderer entered the educational center through a side entrance. armed with two assault rifles and a pistol and killed three minors and three school workers, the Nashville Police reported at a press conference reported by the local press.
The agents entered through the ground floor at 10:27 a.m. They heard shots on the first floor and finally managed to kill the woman, whose identity and age have not been disclosed although “looks like teenager“.
Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville had previously confirmed three minors and two adults. “Three pediatric patients have been transferred to Vanderbilt’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, all of them with gunshot wounds. The three have been declared dead upon arrival” at the health center, the hospital reported, according to local television WSMV, NBC affiliate.
A meeting point for victims and relatives has been set up at the Woodmont Baptist Church, at 2100 Woodmont Boulevard, the Police added.
The mayor of Nashville, John Cooper, has published a message on social networks. “On this tragic morning Nashville has joined the fateful list of communities that have experienced a school shooting. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. The whole city is with you“, he indicated.
“The news is still coming in, but I want to thank the emergency services and healthcare professionals,” added Cooper.