Shooting in Nashville: Police confirm that the author of the attack on a school in the United States was 28 years old

The authorities have already identified the 28-year-old woman who has been identified as the alleged perpetrator of a shooting with three children and three adults killed at a school in Nashville (TennesseeUSA), where she was killed by the agents.

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At a press conference, Nashville Police Chief John Drake, specified, according to preliminary information, that the attacker, white and resident in Nashville, could have been a student at the college in the past Covenant Schoolwhere the attack took place.

The woman entered the school through a side door, carrying two assault rifles and a pistol.

The agents went to the place at 10:30 local time (15:30 GMT).

Nashville Police spokesman, Don Aaronhad indicated in a previous press conference that the police response was “quick” and that, after accessing the first floor of the school, the agents heard shots coming from the second and decided to go up.

There they met the attacker who was shooting and two officers opened fire on her.

Aaron explained that on a normal day there are usually about 209 students in that educational center, which has more than 40 workers.

The school where the attack took place is a private center that serves students from preschool to sixth grade, that is, about 11 years old, according to its website.

So far this year, at least 30 incidents with firearms have been reported in schools in the United States, which have left eight dead and 23 injured, according to data from the organization Everytown for Gun Safety.

Source: Elcomercio

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