Category: Covenant School

Southern Baptist Ethics Leader Calls for Gun Control Measures in Tennessee

April 18, 2023
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The leader of the policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and former executive director of the Tennessee Republican Party is calling on Tennessee leaders to enact gun control laws in the wake of The Covenant School shooting. “The Covenant School tragedy was the worst school shooting in our state’s history. I am asking…

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Shooter ‘Clearly’ Tried to Enter Barricaded Classrooms at Nashville Christian School

March 29, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Nashville Christian school shooter “clearly” attempted to enter classrooms that were barricaded, the man who led a school shooting training with teachers and staff at The Covenant School last year told The Epoch Times on Wednesday. Brink Filder is president of Defend Systems, a Nashville active shooter training company that contracted with the…

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Tennessee Mourns Day After Nashville Christian School Shooting

March 28, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Prayers, hugs, flowers, tears. All those things flowed on Tuesday outside of The Covenant School, the private Christian elementary school in Nashville, where three children and three adults were killed the day before. At Covenant Presbyterian’s entrance, which is connected to the school, signs advertised the upcoming Easter service and a summer camp for…

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Former Nashville Police Officer Weighs In on Covenant School Shooting

March 28, 2023
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A former Nashville police officer shared his grief with the friends and family of those killed in a shooting at a private Christian elementary school in the city on Monday. A shooter killed three children under the age of 10 and another three adults at The Covenant School. Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) officers rushed…

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Nashville School Shooter Identified as 28-Year-Old Woman

March 27, 2023
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A female shooter, now reported to be a 28-year-old Nashville resident, killed three children and three adult staff members at The Covenant School in Nashville Monday morning, Metro Nashville Police Department Public Affairs Director Don Aaron said in a press conference around noon. The shooter was killed by MNPD, Aaron added. Officials expect to provide…

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Nashville School Shooter Identified by Officials as 28-Year-Old Woman

March 27, 2023
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Three children and three adult staff members at a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, were fatally shot on March 27 after a 28-year-old woman opened fire inside the building, officials said. The shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a Christian school for students in preschool through sixth grade. The suspect, who Metro Nashville Police Department (MPND)…

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Nashville School Shooter Identified by Officials as 28-Year-Old Former Student

March 27, 2023
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Three children and three adult staff members at a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, were fatally shot on March 27 after a 28-year-old former student at the school opened fire inside the building, officials said. The assailant, who was killed by police, was Nashville resident Audrey Elizabeth Hale, officials said. However, Police Chief John Drake…

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