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Nashville school shooting leaves 3 children, 3 adults dead

A woman wielding "assault-style" rifles and a pistol killed six people at an elementary school in the southern US state of Tennessee

Nashville school shooting leaves 3 children, 3 adults dead
Nashville school shooting leaves 3 children, 3 adults dead 

Three children and three adults are dead after a shooting on Monday at a private school in the US city of Nashville, according to local authorities. Police said the shooter was also killed.

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The 28-year-old female shooter was armed with at least two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun and was shot by police, Don Aaron, a spokesperson for Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, said.

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Besides the deceased, no one else was shot, Aaron added.

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Shooter had detailed map of school

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Authorities were working to identify the shooter and whether she had a connection to the school, but did say the suspect had drawn up a detailed map of the school, indicating possible entry points.

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During a media briefing, Nashville police said that the three children who were killed were all aged nine. Three adult staff members were also killed by the shooter.

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About 200 students from preschool through sixth grade attend the Covenant School.

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Three students were pronounced dead after arriving at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt with gunshot wounds, John Howser, a hospital spokesperson, said in a statement.

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"I was literally moved to tears to see this and the kids as they were being ushered out of the building," Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said during a afternoon news conference.

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"In a tragic morning, Nashville joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting," Nashville Mayor John Cooper wrote on Twitter.

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Biden urges Congress to act

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US President Joe Biden wants Congress to do more to stem gun violence, the White House said in response to the tragedy.

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He has repeatedly called for stricter gun laws and has tightened regulations slightly in the past.

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"How many more children have to be murdered, before Republicans in Congress will step up and act to pass the assault weapons ban," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre asked.

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The president said the shooting is a "family's worst nightmare."

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There have been 89 school shootings in the US so far in 2023, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database.

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They classify a school shootings as anytime a gun is discharged on school property.

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Last year saw 303 such incidents, the highest of any year in the database, which goes back to 1970.

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