The Nashville shooter, Audrey Hale, was a trans individual and an alumnus of the Covenant School. For now, it is an open question how much her trans identity may have played into the tragic violence.
From New York Post. Nashville police revealed that the 28-year-old who shot and killed six people at the Covenant School, including three children, identified as transgender and had a detailed manifesto to attack the Christian academy.
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Officials said Audrey Hale, a former student, entered the school Monday morning by shooting through a door on the side of the building.
While inside, Hale killed Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9, as well as custodian Mike Hill and substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, both 61, and school head Katherine Koonce, 60.
Following the shootings, Hale was killed when they encountered officers on the second floor. …
Police said Hale was equipped with at least two assault weapons and a handgun, and in searching her family home in Nashville, officers found detailed maps and a manifesto of the attack. …
Asked whether Hale’s identity could be a factor in the motive, [Nashville Metropolitan Police Chief John] Drake said authorities “feel that she identifies as trans, but we’re still in the initial investigation into all of that and if it actually played a role into this incident.”
In online profiles Hale had indicated they used he/him pronouns and also went by the name Aiden. …
Hale was notably an alumnus of the small private Christian school, which teaches students in pre-K through 6th grade and only has about 200 students enrolled, according to its website. …
“There’s some belief that there was some resentment for having to go to that school,” Drake told NBC News’ Lester Holt Monday evening. “Don’t have all the details to that just yet and that’s why this incident occurred.” …
“She targeted random students in the school. … Whoever she came in contact with, she fired rounds,” Drake said. …
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(Excerpt from New York Post. Photo Credit: Getty Images)