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4 big questions about the Nashville school shooting (and what we know so far)

Monday's deadly school shooting set in motion a familiar cycle of condolences, calls for actions and questions, some unknowable, about how the violence unfolded. Here's a look at what we're following.
A mourner holds a sign on Wednesday reading "Why? Why?" at a makeshift memorial for victims of a shooting at the Covenant School campus, in Nashville, Tenn.

Monday's deadly school shooting set in motion a familiar cycle of condolences, calls to action and open-ended questions.

Police have identified Audrey Hale as the shooter who opened fire at a Nashville Presbyterian school, killing three 9-year-olds and three adults. But the investigation into why and how the violence unfolded is only just beginning.

Here's a look at some of the knowable queries, and where they stand.

What was the shooter's motive?

Hale, a 28-year-old who used he/him pronouns, was a former student of the school, Nashville Police Chief John Drake said

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