In a blood-boiling incident not only for America but for the world, at least 6 people were massacred including 3 children in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday. The Nashville school shooting has shocked the entire America and the world. During the Nashville school shooting, the shooter was neutralized during a confrontation with the Police. Later, the shooter of Nashville school shooting was identified as Audrey Hale. After the shooting at the Christian grade school, people around the world are venting their anger on social media and even want to know who was Audrey Hale and why did she go on a shooting spree. To know the answer continue reading-
Who was Audrey Hale?
As per US media reports, Audrey Hale was from Tennessee, United States from the same region. Audrey Hale was described as a quiet student who recently graduated with a degree in illustration and graphic design from Nossi College of Art. Audrey Hale who is a transgender used to design logos for businesses. Daily Beast cited people close to Hale, who described Hale to be an ‘autistic’ student but highly functioning. The Nashville police chief John Drake was quoted saying that Hale a ‘transgender woman’ but Hale’s LinkedIn profile shows that Hale used the pronouns ‘he/him’. On Monday, Hale was armed with an AR-style rifle, an AR-style pistol, and a handgun, Hale entered the school by shooting the locks of the closed side entrance and killed Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged 9, as well as head of school Katherine Koonce, 60, substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61, and school custodian Mike Hill, 61. Hale used a Honda Fit to drive to Covenant School, a Presbyterian private school, and obtained the guns locally.
Why Audrey Hale opted for the mass shooting?
Daily Mail reported that the manifesto police found after carrying out a search in Hale’s home said that she felt angered that she was sent to a Christian school. The police said Audrey Hale "was prepared for a confrontation with law enforcement". The manifesto indicates that the school was only one among multiple locations where Hale had plans for mass shootings. As per New York Post, Audrey Hale’s mother Norma Hale was a gun control activist and shared several social media posts and even carried out a mini-campaign in 2018 and 2019 to sign a petition calling to keep firearms out of schools. The guns Audrey used had stickers and writing on them, including “Hellfire” and “Aiden” — a name used by Hale online, the New York Post said in its report. It also said that police are investigating if her gender identity had something to do with the attack.
Here's what the social media says-
*Unconfirmed* reports identify the Nashville shooter as “Audrey Hale”, a biological female that identifies as “He/Him” on their LinkedIn
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) March 27, 2023
Authorities believe the transgender shooter previously attended the Christian school
Instagram account “creative.aiden” has been deleted pic.twitter.com/ybdQVQsZ6H
Active shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale drove to Covenant Church/School in her Honda Fit this morning, parked, and shot her way into the building. She was armed with 2 assault-type guns and a 9 millimeter pistol. pic.twitter.com/mIk2pDmCwQ
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 28, 2023
Meet Andy Ogles.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 27, 2023
While America is calling for "Gun Reform Now," Andy is the US Congressman for Tennessee's 5th district, which makes up part of Nashville, where a shooter just took the lives of 7 Americans, including 3 children.
Andy thinks that taking Christmas photos with… pic.twitter.com/qnKTD6z1Al
Americans react to Nashville school shooting
A user wrote, "What have we lost? Pastor Chad Shcruggs and his wife Jada will be be burying their daughter Hallie after the mass shooting in Nashville today. I want people to look at these faces before they make everything on the news a political problem. These people held us up. Let’s uplift…"
What have we lost? Pastor Chad Shcruggs and his wife Jada will be be burying their daughter Hallie after the mass shooting in Nashville today.
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) March 27, 2023
I want people to look at these faces before they make everything on the news a political problem. These people held us up. Let’s uplift… pic.twitter.com/RsR66MN730
Another user wrote, "The media stopped caring about the shooting in Nashville when they found out it was a target on Christians. A 9 year old girl was killed by a transgender that was dissatisfied with the politics in Nashville. I’m a Tennessean I will make sure we never forget Hallie Scruggs. We…"
US Nashville shooting: Who is the suspect that killed 6 people including three children in school?
The media stopped caring about the shooting in Nashville when they found out it was a target on Christians. A 9 year old girl was killed by a transgender that was dissatisfied with the politics in Nashville.
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) March 28, 2023
I’m a Tennessean I will make sure we never forget Hallie Scruggs. We… pic.twitter.com/nSp5XFgUDl
"Here is our Nashville shooter, Audrey Hale. I ask you honestly, does this look like America has a gun problem or a mental health problem?' wrote another user.
Here is our Nashville shooter, Audrey Hale. I ask you honestly, does this look like America has a gun problem or a mental health problem? pic.twitter.com/eFvsG6xTtP
— 🇺🇸𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫🇮🇹 (@Godfatherparte2) March 28, 2023