Bodycam footage shows Nashville cops taking down trans shooter Audrey Hale at a church school
- The footage shows police officers trying to find Hale after rushing to Covenant School
- She was on the second floor and involved in a shootout in a desperate attempt to die
- Hale was struck down immediately, but had already murdered six people
Nashville police this morning released bodycam footage of yesterday’s school shooting that killed six people, including three nine-year-old children.
The disturbing footage shows the heroic cops who brought down the gunman, Audrey Hale.
Hale was standing in front of a large window in an atrium on the second floor of the Covenant School when police entered the building.
Audrey Hale is shown after being gunned down by police yesterday on the second floor of Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee
Hale fired her gun at the officers as they got to the second floor. They took her out immediately
Bodycam footage shows officers quickly but frantically searching classrooms in search of the shooter
Above, Officer Rex Engelbert arrives on the second floor where Hale is standing in front of a window
After shooting her, officers approached Hale. Her weapons are clearly visible, along with what appears to be an armored vest
Hale was born female but had recently started using he/him pronouns and the name “Aiden”.
Determined to die, she shot the cops who stormed the school.
She was immediately taken down by one of the officers who responded.
Officers go from classroom to classroom looking for Hale, who gained entry by shooting through the front door glass panes.
When police arrived, Hale had shot dead three students and three teachers.
The transgender shooter – who was born female but often referred to as “Aiden” and used “him” pronouns – harbored a “grudge” for having to attend school herself as a child.
She shot principal Katherine Koonce in the hallway in an assassination style, in addition to shooting church administrator Mike Hill and substitute teacher Cynthia Peak.
Officers arrive at the school just before 10:25am yesterday morning
The cops went from classroom to classroom trying to find the shooter when they first arrived at the scene
Five officers responded immediately. They shot Hale within 14 minutes of the first 911 call
Hale also murdered three nine-year-old students; Hallie Scraggs, William Kinney and Evelyn Dieckhaus.
It’s unclear if she targeted those kids or her class.
Before driving to school, she wrote to a friend on Instagram, telling them: “I plan to die today. THAT’S NO JOKE!!!
“You’ll probably hear about me on the news after I die.
“This is my last goodbye. I love you. ‘We’ll meet again in another life.’
“Audrey (Aiden)”.
Before he left for the school, the killer sent a powerful final message to Averianna Patton on Instagram
Patton immediately called the police to report the news, but it was already too late. When she called, Audrey had already started shooting children at the small church school