03/27/2023 19:09 (act. 03/27/2023 19:13)
Another US school shooting ©APA/AFP
A school shooting in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday killed five people, three children and two adults, the hospital where the victims were taken said. The local fire department previously said: “We can confirm that we have a number of patients.” The alleged shooter was dead, police said.
Parents were advised not to go to school. The danger is not yet over.
The school is considered a Christian institution. Founded in 2001, Covenant School is an institution of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville with about 200 students, according to the school’s website. The school educates students from pre-school through 6th grade.
Details of the process and background to the crime were not initially known. Police could not immediately be reached for comment.