LIVE UPDATES: Authorities are searching for answers after a shooter killed six people at a private Christian elementary school in Tennessee's capital city on Monday morning.
after the initial 911 call came in, officers shot and killed the suspect in a lobby area on the second floor of the school, police said.
Investigators believe the suspect was a former student. The suspect had a map "of how this was all going to take place" as well as "writings," and it appears the shooting was a targeted attack, according to Drake.Drake had told reporters that the suspect was female and identified as transgender but didn't immediately provide more details.
The Covenant School is for students in preschool through sixth grade. There are about 209 students and 40 to 50 staff members. It does not have a school resource officer, police said.Related Topics
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