Nashville school shooting live updates
Nashville school shooting live updates
What we know about the Nashville shooter Audrey Hale?
According to officials, the attack by 28-year-old former
Covenant School student Udrey Hale, who killed six people there on Monday, was
meticulously planned.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Nashville Police Chief John
Drake said that Hale's parents, who shared a home with the gunman, claimed that
Hale was receiving medical treatment for an "emotional issue."
According to Drake, the gunman had numerous papers, maps,
and sketches of the school's entrance.
Officers are aware that Hale left the house early on Monday
morning with a red bag, and that Hale's mother was unaware that the bag
contained guns, Drake said. Police are still trying to identify Hale and determine why
the school shooting occurred. The shooter's gender identification is unknown,
but according to the police, Hale was given the gender "female" at
birth and used "male pronouns" on social media. Before the shooting, the shooter wrote a message to an old
classmate. Averianna Patton, a former basketball teammate who told
CNN's Don Lemon she's "still trying to digest it all," received an
unsettling Instagram message from Hale less than 20 minutes before the
shooting. During "CNN This Morning" on Tuesday, Patton said,
"I knew her well when we were kids. Patton, who is now a radio DJ in
Nashville, claimed that she hasn't been close to the suspect since they were
kids and that she has only ever referred to Hale as Audrey or "she." "I was unaware of the grownup... When Lemon questioned
Patton about the suspect, she responded, "I don't know that side of her. "One day this will make more sense," stated the
Instagram message Patton claimed she received at 9:57 a.m. I've provided more
than enough proof. Yet, horrible things are about to happen," screenshots
supplied to CNN station WTVF claim. Patton admitted she wasn't sure why Hale had been in touch.
Patton said to Lemon, "I'm asking God the same question." Hale was "extremely quiet, very bashful" when they
were on the squad, according to Patton, but they had fun together. On the court, we got to watch her develop, Patton said to
CNN on Tuesday night. "That year, we did pretty well. That was a great
year for us since we made it all the way to the city finals. We got along
really well. The president of Nossi College of Art & Design in
Nashville verified to CNN that Hale graduated from the institution last year.
Hale worked as a freelance graphic designer and occasional supermarket shopper,
according to his LinkedIn profile. Images of corporate logos, cartoon animals, and what appears
to be a self-portrait are included in an online portfolio that purports to
showcase a selection of Hale's work. One picture has the words "To Be A
Child (forever and ever)" on it. Nossi gave Hale medals for "Most Improved" and
"Class Participation," according to campus websites.Hale obtained his degree from a Nashville art school.
