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.

 

Hale obtained his degree from a Nashville art school.

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.