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What we know about the deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school

Authorities released graphic body camera footage showing the fatal confrontation between police and the shooter at the private religious school. Three children and three adults died in the attack.
Nashville Police Chief John Drake, center, speaks at a news briefing on Tuesday at the entrance to the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn.
Updated March 28, 2023 at 2:58 PM ET

Nashville authorities on Tuesday released graphic body camera footage showing the fatal confrontation between police and an armed assailant who attacked a grade school Monday morning.

Six people — including three children — were killed in the shooting, and the suspected attacker was killed by police within minutes of the first call of an active shooter.

Audrey Hale, who police identified as the shooter, bought seven firearms — including the three guns used in the attack — legally and

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