Audrey Hale, 28, killed three children and three staffers during a 14-minute shooting spree on March 27 inside the private Nashville elementary school.
The Metro Nashville Police Department officers who rushed into Covenant School to face a heavily armed active shooter spoke publicly for the first time Monday night detailing their crucial live-saving efforts.on March 27 inside the private Nashville elementary school, before being shot down by two officers.
Engelbert and Collazo each fired four shots at Hale, who was armed with two assault rifles and a handgun. Hale was killed within minutes of officers’ arrival, as documented in police body camera footage that was later released.Detective Sgt. Jeff Mathes Metro Nashville Police Detective Sgt. Jeff Mathes, sitting left, Detective Michael Collazo, Officer Rex Engelbert and Metro Nashville Commander Midtown Dayton Wheeler, on April 4, 2023.“I can’t count on my hands the irregularities that put me in that position when the call for service went out for an active deadly aggressor at a school.”
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