A search of Audrey Hale’s home by authorities has uncovered weapons, ammunition, and school materials.
Nashville shooting ( Photo: ABC News )
The shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville
The former 28-year-old student is responsible for the shooting at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, that killed three adults and three children on March 27. The search warrant stated that a “suicide note” was found along with a “Winchester model 1200” pump action shotgun, a “Mossberg Model 590” shotgun, and numerous boxes of ammunition.
Three folders and 19 journals, described as “school shootings” and “firearms courses,” were found under a bed, while another folder, described as a “psych folder/medical folder,” was taken from a desk. The shooter had been under medical supervision, according to police.
The 19 journals were part of an extensive collection of personal journals that were found by police, including “a memoir” and “notes written by Audrey,” the warrant stated.
During a Tuesday news conference, Nashville police officers spoke about the operation that took down the assailant within 14 minutes of receiving the report of the school shooting. Officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo, who is credited with firing the shots that killed the shooter, spoke Tuesday about those fateful moments. Engelbert said that when he arrived, he “didn’t know the layout” of the school and that he wished he “could’ve done more.”
Collazo said he started going through “rooms as fast as he could” until he reached the shooter. Nashville Police Chief John Drake said Tuesday that a reunification center has been established in which school children can reunite with the officers that helped them on that day.
The search of Hale’s home has revealed that the shooter had spent months planning the massacre
The shooter fired 152 rounds during the rampage, according to police. The Covenant School has since released a statement mourning the loss of their students and staff and offering support to the victims’ families.
The school is now closed and will remain so until further notice. The authorities have not yet revealed a motive for the attack.
The Covenant School was established in 1985 and is known for its Christian education. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and has a strong focus on academics and character development.
The school community is now in mourning and seeking answers about what led to the tragic shooting.
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