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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 27, 2023

Four adults and three children are dead following a shooting at The Covenant School, a small private Christian elementary school affiliated with Covenant Presbyterian Church in the Green Hills area of Nashville. The suspect, a 28-year-old and former student at the school, had two "assault-type" weapons as well as a pistol, according to police. Police identified the suspect by his name at birth, Audrey Hale, and did not provide another name. They later reported he was a transgender man who used male pronouns. The suspect died at the scene after being shot by police. The Tennessean has the latest on developments. In a statement, President Joe Biden expressed condolences for victims' families and renewed his call for Congress to ban assault weapons.