Former Nashville Police Officer Weighs In on Covenant School Shooting

Officers at an active shooter event that took place at Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, in Nashville, Tenn., on March 27, 2023. Metro Nashville Police Department via AP

A former Nashville police officer shared his grief with the friends and family of those killed in a shooting at a private Christian elementary school in the city on Monday.

A shooter killed three children under the age of 10 and another three adults at The Covenant School. Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) officers rushed into the building and shot and killed the shooting suspect, who has been identified as Audrey Hale.