US: 3 youngsters killed in Nashville college capturing

Three youngsters have been killed in a capturing on the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday morning.

Nashville,UPDATED: Mar 27, 2023 22:34 IST

Police officers arrive on the Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, after studies of a capturing in Nashville. (Image: Reuters)

By Reuters: Three youngsters have been killed in a capturing at a non-public Christian college in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday morning earlier than police “engaged” the suspected attacker, leaving the suspect lifeless, native officers mentioned.

The capturing occurred at The Covenant School, the place the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department mentioned in a press release that the suspect was lifeless however didn’t specify precisely what led to the dying. It didn’t specify whether or not the suspect was male or feminine.

Three youngsters have been pronounced lifeless after arriving at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, John Howser, a hospital spokesperson, mentioned in a press release, based on the native information channel WKRN-TV.

The Nashville Fire Department mentioned on Twitter that it responded to the scene and there are “multiple patients.”

Students’ mother and father have been advised to collect at a close-by church.

The Covenant School, based in 2001, is a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville with about 200 college students, based on the college’s web site. The college serves preschool via sixth graders and held an lively shooter coaching program in 2022, WTVF-TV reported.

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Mar 27, 2023