NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Police have released body camera footage of The Covenant School shooting.
On Monday, March 27, six people were shot and killed by a gunman at The Covenant School.
Police received the 911 call for the shooting at 10:13 a.m. Within 14 minutes, Metro Police were able to take down the shooter, 28-year-old Audrey Hale.
Hale gained access to the building through a side door that they shot through. From there, the shooter went upstairs and shot at police through the windows.
Two members of an officer team fired on Hale. Those two officers are officer Rex Englebert, a four-year MNPD veteran, and officer Michael Collazo, a nine-year MNPD veteran.
Who died in the shooting?
- Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9
- Hallie Scruggs, 9
- William Kinney, 9
- Cynthia Peak, 61
- Katherine Koonce, 60
- Mike Hill, age 61
The shooter was a 28-year-old Nashvillian who lived in the Belmont-Hillsboro neighborhood.
The video has been edited as it is graphic. We are releasing this video and asking viewers to view at their own risk.
In the video, officers are seen arriving on scene minutes after the emergency call. They're told that the kids are all locked down, but that there are two kids who they don't know where they are.
Three officers work methodically clearing the rooms but they're all empty. The students and staff are in lockdown primarily on the second floor.
As the officers make it up to the second floor they see the body of one adult.
Four initial shots are fired, the shooter falls to ground and then an additional four shots are fired. Police repeatedly tell the shooter to stop moving and "get your hand away from the gun" before stating the suspect is down and removing the gun.
13 minutes after the first 911 call, the threat was neutralized.
Experts say you learn from every active shooter response but this video will likely be used in training of how to do it right.
