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Metro Nashville Police and federal law enforcement agents search the home of the shooter. The Tennessean / AP
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Surveillance video shows the shooter police identified as Audrey Hale at The Covenant School. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Nashville police officers search for the shooter later identified as Audrey Hale at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Bodycam video shows officers searching for the shooter on the school's first floor. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Officers search near the school's entrance. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Police close in on the shooter in The Covenant School. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Officers outside the school. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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The shooter stalks the halls of The Covenant School. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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The shooter searches the school. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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One of two assault weapons used by the shooter. Metro Nashville Police Department / AFP
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The handgun used by the shooter. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Metro Nashville Police and federal law enforcement agents search the home of the shooter. The Tennessean / AP
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Surveillance video shows the shooter police identified as Audrey Hale at The Covenant School. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Nashville police officers search for the shooter later identified as Audrey Hale at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Bodycam video shows officers searching for the shooter on the school's first floor. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Officers search near the school's entrance. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Police close in on the shooter in The Covenant School. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Officers outside the school. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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The shooter stalks the halls of The Covenant School. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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The shooter searches the school. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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One of two assault weapons used by the shooter. Metro Nashville Police Department / AFP
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The handgun used by the shooter. Metro Nashville Police Department / EPA
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Metro Nashville Police and federal law enforcement agents search the home of the shooter. The Tennessean / AP
Nashville school shooting: Who was Audrey Hale and what do we know about the victims?
The attacker, who shot dead three adults and three children, had legally purchased seven firearms from different stores
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29 March, 2023
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