evelyn decals halle scruggs, william kenny. ah these are small children, according to the police to nine year olds and 18 year old who was about to turn nine years old , they said cynthia peek, a 61 year old substitute teacher was also killed. mike hill, a 61 year old custodian, was killed and then katherine coons, who was also aged 60. the police did not give what her profession was. but wolf this is a small school. we're talking about roughly 200 students between 40 and 50. staff members in total, and so this is a very tiny little close knit school now, police said. they do believe that the shooter at some point was a student here, although they are not sure what grade level win. they actually attended this school. the school is located within a church. it is a small private christian school. police have noted that there was no school well resource officer here saying this is a small private christian school inside of a church, but we heard the chief mentioned that these that the shooter had basically had these writings that

unfolded and we're also learning more about the nine year old children who were killed, including halle scruggst you see her here. this is a photo from 2019 with her father all smiles. he is now the lead pastor of covenant church. halle was his only daughter. be right back with more details on those we lost. not flossing. well, then add the wowoe of listerine to your route . new science shows it gets in between teeth to destroy five times more plaque above the gum line, plus for a cleaner, the wo always been prone to hear thinning. getting older is under a lot of stress. i started taking neutral fall fall is the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplements. i am back to me your hair growth journey at neutrophils .com. welcome home commander. the most advanced vehicles are the ones that prepare you for everything. nokia movement that inspires. anyone who has ever sold a home will tell you it's really hard and it's one of the biggest financial decisions you'll ever make. that's why who you work with matters. together with home light. we take care of every detail from staging to sh

the young victims include nine year olds, all three of them, william kenny halle scruggs. you can see here pictured with her father. he's actually the lead pastor at covenant church. this is a photo of them from 2019 and evelyn dick house, the tennessee and reports that her sister, i fifth grader cried at last night's vigil, saying, quote i don't want to be an only child. cnn's sandra walker is in nashville. covering all of this, aymara. i mean, the more we are learning this morning about these details about what led up to this and what happened in the moments before this tragic shooting took place. there is so much more that we're learning and look, the reality is that there are six families waking up this morning here in nashville without their children, and without their loved ones. this is what they're going to have to go through for the rest of their lives. in the meantime, here at covenant school, the investigation continues. it will be the second day police will be arriving. to process what is now a crime scene. i don't know how somebody could go through with doing

was hoping the day would never come >> the students were just 9-year-old, identified as evelyn, halle scruggs and william kenny. the adults, substitute teacher and head of school, kathleen kooch who was interviewed, cbs affiliate, in nashville in 2090 >> motto is to be known, to be loved, to be prepared, because we feel like this goes together >> police say the shooter was audrey hail. the former scooter of the schschool >> we have writings that pertain to this day. we have a map on how this is going to take place. >> police >> and entire ins den happened in 14 minutes. terrified parents, were seen rushing to the school >> and there was not enough times. ? >> this is the 130th mass shooting in the united states. it is the 89th on a school campus. we're seeing a lot of reaction tonight. senator said, just because you experienced trauma or pain, doesn't give you the right to pass the pain to others >>> san francisco, already one of the expensive cities in the entire world. tens and thousands of families are about to lose something that helps put food on the table every month >>> plus, at this t

evelyn dick house, william kinney and halle scruggs . all nine years old and teacher, cynthia cindy peak. tennessee governor bill lee says his wife, maria was best friends with peak. cindy was supposedto come over to have dinner with maria last night after she filled in as a substitute teacher yesterday, coming in six innocent lives. three of them were children also killed katherine coons, the head of the school and custodian, mike lee, his family releasing new pictures, saying he liked to cook and spend time with his family, including seven children and 14 grandchildren. and so far , police say the motive here still remains unclear. they say it appears the shooter targeted the school and not specific individuals. lionel very heartbreaking, lindsay. thank you. questions are now being raised about the response to a deadly fire to migrant detention facility just across the texas border in juarez, mexico. surveillance video under investigation appears to show men locked inside as the room fillswo dresseds guar were seen walking away, making

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halle scruggs. three adults. mike hill. a custodian age 61. cynthia peak. to my understanding of substitute teacher age 61. and catherine coots. age 60 police say the suspect was audrey hale , who identifies as transgender in the nashville area residents who they say is a former student of the private christian school, located at covenant presbyterian church, which serves preschool through sixth grade. a car near the scene helped identify hail, and police say they are currently going over writings left behind by the shooter. we've also determine there were maps drawn other school in detail of surveillance entry points, etcetera. we know and believe that entry was gained through shooting through one of the doors is how they actually got into the school calls started coming in at 10 13 am the officers had engaged the shooter by 10 27, and she was deceased. metro nashville police say there is video from the school and the shooting happened on an upper level in the lobby area, not a classroom teacher, texting her daughter from inside the school. she said she wa

evelyn dick house, halle scruggs and william kenny. all nine years old overnight. dick houses family releasing this picture of evelyn, saying they're overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support also killed. substitute teacher cynthia peak custodian mike hill and school headmaster katherine coons. smart, witty, funny. always with great advice. tricia drake, a former colleague of coons says there last email exchange was about active shooter training in school. i can't believe that that was my last conversation with her exactly where the students would be. she was prepared. i'm sure they had run those drills. it could have been 40 50 60 people killed if not for the preparedness of her friend. the shooter audrey hale was carrying two assault style rifles, a handgun and significant ammunition all bought legally responding officers quickly taking down the shooter who police say once attended the school. the officials have not identified a specific motive. a former instructor at the college hail attended, says hail posted on facebook about the death of a romantic pa

the three children who died are evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny. community and nation mourning the victims and yet another school shooting so even in a remarkably fast response, there was not enough time. and those guns stole precious lives from us today in nashville. and in this dark hour, let us support each other. let us go and hug our children a little bit closer tonight. police say the shooter had no criminal history. they plan to release more information about a motive in coming days. mike harrington live in the newsroom tonight. alyssa. thank you. many parents in nashville have been shaken by the shooting. sean dale brooks says she lost one of her sons in the 2018 waffle house, shooting in tennessee. and now today, another one of her children was inside that school. yeah. i felt like my nerves left me. it felt like it was happening all over again. no parent should have to receive that call. no parent should have to go through anything like that . on twitter tonight, governor, newsom said. we call ourselves the land of the free yet our kids a

our evelyn dicus, halle scruggs and william kenny. all of them just 9 years old. the 3 staff members killed mike hill custodian. cynthia peak, a substitute teacher in katherine koontz. the head of coming in school, all of them in their 60's. police say the shooter has been identified as 28 year-old audrey hail. she was a former student at the school. police say she was carrying 2 assault-style rifles. we do have a reporter from our sister station in nashville on the scene right now gathering the latest details on the investigation. we'll have a live report from nashville coming up in about 10 minutes. >> new tonight at 08:01pm, person is dead and another injured in a shooting in santa rosa happened shortly after midnight saturday at a party on hall road. police say they showed up that a chaotic scene with more than 100 people there. the party officers determined to fight broke out and ended with the shooting on saturday afternoon, santa rosa detectives arrested 20 year-old nevada resident david morales says a suspect in the shooting. he was taken into custody and

the three children who died or evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny all age nine. at the white house today, president biden praised the first responders and called for congress to pass an assault weapons ban. and we have to do more to stop gun violence. it's ripping our communities apart, ripping a soulless nation, the very soul of the nation. and we have to do more to protect our school so they aren't turned into prisons. last year, president biden sign, but it was been what has been called the most comprehensive gun bill in about three decades following mass shootings, including the body school shooting and the massacre in buffalo, new york, but congress appears unlikely to pass further gun control measures. late night shooting in vallejo killed two men. a third person was injured and transported to a hospital that's happened at a gas station. right at the corner of tennessee street in sonoma boulevard in tonight, police are still searching for the shooter. ktvu crime reporter henry lee shows us how police are trying to track down the person responsible. shooting

this is nine year old halle scruggs. her father is the lead pastor at covenant church. evelyn dick house was also just nine years old. her family released this statement. our hearts are completely broken. we cannot believe this has happened . evelyn was a shining light in the world. we appreciate all the love and support but asked for space as we grieve. nine year old william kenny was also killed. among the adults murdered was 60 year old katherine coons. as we were discussing a moment ago with amorous she was the head of the school and in 2021, the school posted this video that is taking on some new meaning today. god himself is timeless. his love is timeless. we're also learning about 61 year old mike hill. he was a custodian at the school who also helped in the cafeteria. and also a substitute teacher who is filling in for the day. cynthia peak was killed . she was 61 years old. in the last 24 hours. we've heard of the same sentiment over and over again. nashville is a small world. it's a city that's family. and this morning, the mayor john cooper, is vowing to chan

as we mourn the loss of our sweet evelyn that on saturday, the funeral for her schoolmate halle scruggs will be held. halle was also nine years old, according to a statement from the covenant school. as that morning process continues. audio has now just been released of a key emergency called made on the day of the attack. cnn's carlos suarez is in nashville. he has been reporting on this for several days. now. carlos tell us about this call and the timeline. well, alex. the exact quote here is i don't want it on my conscience. those are the words of having rihanna patent. she is a former teammate and friend of the 28 year old shooter on monday, a little bit before the shooting happened. a patent received a instagram message from the shooter that said, in part, quote, something bad is about to happen. now after patent receives that message on instagram, she calls a suicide prevention hotline at some point along that conversation, or at some point in that conversation, patent is told that she really needs to call the sheriff's department. she finally gets ahold of someone at the sheriff'

halle scruggs, evelyn deck house and william kenny, all nine years old 60 year old catherine kunz was the head of the school 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill was the school's custodian. and more coverage of the nashville shooting later tonight. coming up parents concerned about school safety, the bay area group teaching communities how to prepare also a mother speaking out tonight after her daughter's body was found on the side of an oakland street, suspicious death investigation now underway and coming up at 10 30. we are celebrating women's history month, condoleezza rice sits down with ktvu s. andre senior. as she reflects on her time in washington, d c and how she's using the experience to inspire the next generation of women. i try in every interaction that i have with my students to say go for ♪ alex! mateo, hey how's business? great. you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what u.s. bank is for. and you're growing in california? -yup, socal, norcal... -monterey? -all day. -a branch in ventura? that's for sure-ah. atms in fresn

the three children who died are evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny. community and nation mourning the victims. and yet another school shooting and in this dark hour, let us support each other. let us go and hug our children a little bit closer. elissa harrington ktvu, fox two news. the san jose police department has arrested a man in connection to multiple burglaries at several schools. 44 year old juan rodriguez was booked into the santa clara county main jail on eight counts of commercial burglary, three counts of felony vandalism and one count of bringing a weapon out of school grounds. police say from august of last year through february of this year, they investigated a series of burglaries at several schools on the east side union, mount pleasant and alum rock school district campuses. police say rodriguez targeted portable classrooms so that alarm systems and stole elektronik. and east bay family is mourning the deaths of a mother and her young son who were killed in a car crash during a police pursuit. six year old jamari humble was taken off

the three children who died or evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny all age nine. box news. jonathan siri has more she entered the school through a side entrance. and traversed her way from the first floor to the second floor, firing multiple shots. a 28 year old woman opens fire inside a private christian elementary school in nashville, killing three children and three staff members before being shot and killed by police. it happened monday morning at the covenant school presbyterian school of some 200 students ranging from preschool to sixth grade. according to police. the first report of shots fired came in around 10 13 am minutes later, a team of officers responded and began clearing the building when the officers got to the second level, they saw a shooter and female who was firing the officers engaged her. she was fatally shot. by responding police officers. five of the victims, three children and two adults were rushed to the hospital and were later pronounced dead. nashville police say no one else was hurt . and while it's still unclear how the woman is con

the three children who died are evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kinney always said this one community and nation mourning the victims and yet another school shooting so even in a remarkably fast response, there was not enough time. and those guns stole precious lives from us today in nashville. and in this dark hour, let us support each other. let us go and hug our children a little bit closer to night. police say the suspect had no criminale more details about a possible motive in coming days. reporting live. i'm elissa harrington ktvu, fox two news. alyssa thank you. just chilling and heartbreaking when you see that video at the white house today, president biden praised the first responders in nashville and called for congress to pass an assault weapons ban. we have to do more to stop gun violence . it's ripping our communities apart, ripping a soulless nation, very solar nation. and we have to do more to protect our school so they aren't turned into prisons. last year, president biden signed what has been called the most comprehensive gun bill in about three decades

evelyn dick house, halle scruggs and william kinney. the adult victims 61 year old cynthia peak, who was working as a substitute teacher , 60 year old katherine coons, the head of the covenant school , and 61 year old mike hill, a member of the custodial staff. police have released dramatic body cam video showing officers responding to the shooting, and they're revealing some disturbing text messages from the shooter. cnn's andrew walker reports and we warn you, some viewers may find the footage disturbing. up to no body cameras revealed police running toward the sound of gunfire without hesitation. about 3.5 minutes elapsed between the time they go in. personnel, pbs. and when they confront the shooter. metro nashville police said these two officers opened fire, killing the shooter at 10 27 am about 14 minutes after the initial call for help. i was really impressed that with all that was going on. the danger that somebody took control and said, let's go. let's go. let's go. police still have not isolated what motivated audrey hale, a f

halle scruggs. three adults. mike hill. a custodian age 61. cynthia peak. to my understanding of substitute teacher age 61. and catherine coots. age 60 police say the suspect was audrey hale is the nashville area residents who they say is a former student of the private christian school, located at covenant presbyterian church, which serves preschool through sixth grade car near the scene helped identify hail and police say they are currently going over writings left behind by the shooter. we've also determine there were maps drawn other school in detail of surveillance entry points, etcetera. we know and believe that entry was game to shooting through. one of the doors is how they actually get into the school calls started coming in at 10 13 am the officers had engaged the shooter by 10 27, and she was deceased metro nashville police say there is video from the school and the shooting happened on an upper level in the lobby area, not a classroom teacher, texting her daughter from inside the school . she said she was hiding in the closet and that they were

halle scruggs. dad was the pastor of covenant presbyterian church, which runs the school. halle was in the third grade just nine years old. evelyn did houses family said she was a shining light. our hearts are completely broken. we cannot believe this has happened, they said in a statement today. evelyn to was just nine. we don't have photos of william kinney, also nine years old family friends said that he loved his sisters adored his parents and grandparents was unfailingly kind and gentle and quick to laugh. sweet will, as she called him knew no strangers, she said. but a stranger did come into a school yesterday and killed sweet will evelyn and halle, mike, cynthia and catherine what we're about to show you was released by the police today, and it shows you how the killer was stopped. videos from two officers, which we have synchronized to the clock. so you can see from each viewpoint what actually happened as it happened. it's hard to watch. there's no doubt about it, but you won't see any bloodshed. you won't see any actual violence. you will hear gunfire, however. it

city presbyterian church in dallas, texas, held a prayer service today to mourn the loss of young halle scruggsscruggs was identified as the daughter of the lead pastor of covenant presbyterian church, the church associated with the school and her father, chad. scruggs was previously a pastor at the pc pc . dallas faith community international community is just trying to understand this tragedy. i'm 100 and one year old and i've done a lot of things, but this really hurts. and i just i just hope they all they're always god. the community is completely heartbroken. people have been coming to the site to lay down flowers, say prayers and just grief pretty much since it happened yesterday. and then, of course, all day long today, and both the police and fire chief say that this tragedy is really hard on their staff as well. and emergencies involving children are the hardest. to make the kids in the faculty members that lived through that experience. that moment will live with that for the rest of your life. then our first responders, um, that that responded to the scene and we are concerned about

katherine coons custodian might kill cynthia peek a substitute teacher and those nine year olds halle scruggs, evelyn dick house and william kenny. in a moment, i'm going to speak to a former officer who knew several of the victims and walked through that nashville elementary school with officials today actually once conducted active shooter drills at very school. it comes as investigators are trying to piece together a motive. the shooter's former art professor, telling cnn that the shooter had an unusual outburst on the first day of class. listen to this description. the first task i gave them was to go to the student portal, create a login and password and during the creation of the past word where it asks you for a non alpha numeric character, meaning a special character. she didn't know what it was asking for, and she got really flustered, and she just like turned red started crying, and i could see that she was getting upset, and i just said, hey, if you need to step out, you can go ahead and step out. and we're gonna have more from the shooter's former professor. in a moment. i mean, y

halle scruggs was nine. her father posted this photo from back in 2019o his facebook page. is the senior pastor at the school's sister church, covenant presbyterian. evelyn dick hothouse was also nine years old. so was william kenny. both of them were students at this school. katherine coons was the head of the private christian school. you can see her here back in 2021 talking about god's timeless love. families say she knew every child by name and found ways to keep the students enrolled, even when their parents struggled to pay tuition , and mike hill was a custodian at the school, he would send encouraging texts out of the blue. he was 61 years old cynthia peak. also 61 was a substitute teacher. our hearts go out to all of those families . but next for us president biden gets the k file treatment he's attacked. republicans were trying to cut social security and medicare. but these are positions that he wants shared. we've got the tape after the break. tonight on cnnn primetime as former president trump faces a possssible indictment in the stormy daniels case examines ne

nine year old halle scruggs also killed. she was the daughter of the lead pastor here, covenant presbyterian school. there she is, it's more of an updated photo than we've been seeing for much of the day. also killed nine year old william kenny. 60 year old katherine coons. she was the head of school. we spoke with a friend of hers, who said they were friends for 15 years, and she texted her yesterday morning as soon as you heard that there was a shooting hair and she never heard back and when she went to the reunification center and didn't see her friend, the head of the school at that location. which she should have been there, she realized that something was terribly wrong. 61 year old cynthia peak, she was a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill, who was a custodian of the school. alex you talk about the grief in this community, and i tell you we can feel it. when you look behind me here. there's a makeshift memorial that has been growing throughout the day and all morning and day long. we have seen people strange

william kinney, halle scruggs and how his dad is senior pastor of covenant presbyterian church , which runs the school to the adults murdered cynthia peak and mike hill were both 61. mike hill's friend posted this photo of him online said mr hill was the last employee hired when he ran the school and church kitchen said he was the kind of person who would sacrifice for others. katherine coons was also murdered. she was 60, head of the covenant school. her daughter is also a teacher. there. police say her killer who they say was transgender, was carrying a handgun into assault style rifles. president biden today called on congress to do what it showed no willingness to do since the federal ban on such weapons expired in 2004. so i call on congress again to pass my assault weapons ban. it's about time that we began to make some more progress, but there's more to learn. but i just wanted to send my concerned hearts out to so many parents out there for lawmakers. texas republican senator john cornyn, who helped pass a more limited gun safety package during the last congress, says he doesn'

nine year old halle scruggs. we learned today that she is a daughter of the lead pastor here at covenant presbyterian church, nine year old evelyn dick house. she reportedly has an older sister, and she was quoted by the tennesseean quote. i don't want to be an only child, she said this as she was crying, according to the support at a prayer vigil last night, also killed nine year old william kenny. 61 year old cynthia peak , who was a substitute teacher, 60 year old katherine coons, who was the head of the school and mike hill, who is the custodian of the school, and as i said, the investigation continues here . police are on scene processing this school, a crime scene for the second day in a row. besides the body cam video that we hopefully we'll be seeing shortly. we know that investigators are poring over the writings that they found from the shooter audrey hale, much of the material found in her car. i spoke with the mayor of nashville, john cooper moments ago, and he said that these writings will reveal jus

police have identified the victims as evening decals, halle scruggs and william kinney, all just nine years old 61 year old cynthia peak was a substitute teacher. six year old katherine coons was the head of the covenant school and 61 year old mike hill was a member of the custodial scarf. a woman who works across the street recorded video of police escorting the children out of the school and nashville mother who lost one of her sons in a mass shooting in 2018 said that she was frightened when she heard about monday's attack. it's something that i think about every day, you know, every time that there is a mass shooting, um. it's a lot. we're not safe anywhere. we're not safe in schools. we're not safe. when we go out to eat, we're not safe in church. we're not safe in the waffle house. you know? think about it every day that i sent all the into school. meanwhile, shooting survivors are outraged by lawmakers failure to pass new gun control laws are telling moment unfolded in tennessee when a mother who lived through a separate mass shooting heard about this latest bud shed and interr

nine year old halle scruggs, whose father was a pastor here at this church, her aunt, posting about that young child in a facebook post where she just sort of went into what kind of kid this was saying to watch for the past nine years has been a gift and privilege, she said she was incredibly smart, feisty enough to keep up with her three brothers in my four boys love for life that kept her smiling and running and jumping and playing and always on the go, of course. 39 year olds were killed on monday morning inside that school. the city of nashville will remember all six of those victims at a citywide vigil tonight in attendance. we expect there to be religious leaders, city dignitary state leaders as well as singer sheryl crow and the first lady of the united states, dr jill biden. she will also be in attendance tonight in what is expected to be very somber. somber evening here in nashville. diane gallagher. thank you so much for that reporting. let's discuss all of these details further. we've got joshua school with us. he served as the fbi executive assistant director for intelligence

halle scruggs was one of the 39 year olds who was gunned down her dad is the pastor of the church that runs the school. evelyn dick house, his family says that their hearts are quote completely broken. they say evelyn was a shining light, and they cannot believe that this has happened to their daughter. cnn's carlos suarez is live in nashville. carlos obviously we're going to definitely focus on the victims and learning more about them, but we're also learning more about the shooter themselves. the weapons that were purchased the writings that were left behind which the mayor told us yesterday they were going to be releasing. what did we learn? yeah, that's exactly right. caitlyn more about the 28 year old shooter. the chief of police out here said that the shooter was being treated for an emotional disorder. and this morning the new york times is reporting that an instructor had no see college that's an art and design school here in nashville reported that about six years ago when the shooter was a student in her class, the shooter had some sort of emotional breakdown, having trouble

halle scruggs. three adults. mike hill. custodian age 61. cynthia peak. to my understanding of substitute teacher age 61. and catherine coots. age 60 police say the suspect was audrey hale is the nashville area residents who they say is a former student of the private christian school , located at covenant presbyterian church, which serves preschool through sixth grade car near the scene helped identify hail and police say they are currently going over writings left behind by the shooter. we've also determined there were maps drawn out of school in detail of surveillance entry points, etcetera. we know and believe that entry was game to shooting through. one of the doors is how they actually get into the school calls started coming in at 10 13 am the officers had engaged the shooter by 10 27, and she was deceased. metro nashville police say there is video from the school and the shooting happened on an upper level in the lobby area, not a classroom teacher, texting her daughter from inside the school . she said she was hiding in the closet and that they w

halle scruggs. the images from her from 1920 19. she was the daughter of the lead pastor. covenant presbyterian church, which was affiliated with the school. the other two children, their names evelyn house and william kinney. the adult victims 61 year old cynthia peak . the other two adult victims were school employees. 60 year old catherine koonce was the head of the school might kill 61 year old. he worked as a constituency custodian there. those are the faces of the victims of this shooting. all the facts are simple. they're sad and familiar. 39 year olds are dead killed in their school guns are now the leading cause of death among children in this country. this, according to the cdc. the details vary from shting to shooting a locked side glass door that was shot out in this case. the results do not powerful weapons, swift and violent loss of life. when i picked my daughter up from school yesterday, i wondered if the same could happen there. maybe some of you wondered the same as well. gop senator john cornyn, a key negotiator on the gun safety package passed in the la

evelyn decals halle scruggs, william kenny and then three staff members. cynthia peak age 61, a substitute teacher, mike hill age 61, a custodian. and katherine coons age 60. now police revealed a lot of information in the past few moments here, wolf that we have talked about saying that there was a car nearby, the scene that helped them identify hale as the shooter that she was armed with an assault style rifle, an assault style pistols and also a handgun, saying that at least two of those weapons were obtained legally. they also said that they have been going over writings from hail that they've also interviewed her father and then in the his writings. it shows how she targeted this school. we have a manifesto. we have some writings that were going over that pertain to this day. the actual incident we have a map drawn out of how this was all going to take place. there's right now, a theory of that that we may be able to talk about later, but it's not confirmed and so we'll put that out as soon as we can. now. they say that hale was able to get into the s

one of them halle scruggs. you can see a picture there from 2019. just a little girl, the daughter of the bleed pastor at covenant presbyterian church. church affiliated with the school. the other two children have been identified. evelyn dick aus, william kenny. among the adult victims 61 year old cynthia peak. the other two were school employees. 60 year old catherine kunz, head of school mike hill. he worked as ext odeon. all of them lost their lives yesterday . since the shooting memorial outside the school has been growing. something we've seen so many times this morning. it's been adorned with balloons, stuffed animals. across as well decorated with flowers. the school has released a statement saying, in part, our community is heartbroken. we are grieving , tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of that. terror that shattered our school and our church. a woman who survived the highland park, mass shooting in illinois. just last year. she was visiting nashville yesterday. she jumped in at the end of a police news conference to speak out ag

halle scruggs, as you see here was that one of the 39 year olds who was killed her dad is actually the pastor of the church that runs that school. evelyn dick houses family says that their hearts are completely broken. they said that she was a shining light. they cannot believe that this has happened. as we are learning more about all of this and staying on top of the with the families are saying and their responses. we're also learning more about the investigation in of itself, and our cnn team has been able to trace the path that officers took to actually reach the shooter. officer wreck single bird enters through a first floor entrance at the front of the building. he and other officers quickly clear rooms as they keep moving on the first level. then the sound of gunshots sends them running up a staircase to access the second floor. that's where they continued toward the sound of gunfire and take out the shooter who was standing by cathedral window all of that in the span of two minutes and 15 seconds. for more on this, i want to bring in cnn's senior crime and justice correspondent

halle scruggs, daughter of the school's senior pastor, saying we are heart broken.y broken. evelyn was a shining light in this world. and young william kinney. the adult victims all worked at the school. 61-year-old substitute teacher cynthia peak. her family writing, she was a pillar of the community and a teacher beloved by all her students. 61-year-old custodian mike hill, a father of seven children and grandfather to 14. his family writing in a statement, michael was beloved by the faculty and students who filled him with joy for 14 years. and the adored head of the school, katherine koonce, who was 60 years old. at this point an exact motive remains unclear. robin? >> alex, thank you. now to the cross country storm that's on the move. the west is bracing for more snow. the hard hit south could see more tornados. let's go back to ginger who is tracking the storms. >> reporter: the folks are trudging through the new 3, 4, feet of snow on top of the 60 they've already seen. driving up here, it is amazing to see that layer cake on the sides of the highway. a major

police have identified the youngest victims as evelyn dick house, halle shrugs scruggs and william kinney just nine years old. the adult victims 61 year old cynthia peak, who was working as a substitute teacher, 60 year old catherine kunz, the head of the covenant school, and 61 year old mike hill, a member of the custodial staff. nashville is planning a citywide candlelight vigil tonight. there's already a growing memorial of flowers, balloons and crosses outside the covenant school. mayor john cooper says the city has set up a fund to help support survivors. in washington u. s president joe biden is once again calling for a ban on assault weapons in light of the tragedy. as a nation. we all these families more than our prayers. we owe them action. you know, we have to do more to stop this gun violence of ripping communities apart, ripping apart the soul of this nation, so i again call on congress to pass the salt levels, man. but as cnn's manu raju reports, republican lawmakers say gun control legislation is a non starter on capitol hill. it's an all too familiar story tearing apart com

the three children who died are evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny always said this one community and nation mourning the victims and yet another school shooting and in this dark hour, let us support each other. let us go and hug our children a little bit closer . elissa harrington ktvu fox two news, alyssa. thank you. well california has filed an appeal to a court ruling that blocks and forcing a state law to limit the sale of certain kinds of handguns. last week, a federal judge in orange county rejected amendments to the unsafe handgun act specifically amendments that said than any news semiautomatic guns should happen indicators showing when the gun is loaded. and also a disconnect mechanism to stop the gun from firing when ammunition is not inserted, attorney general rob bonta said the law is saving lives caused by accidental shootings and that the rate of accidental shooting deaths in california decreased by two thirds between 2014 and 2018 after chamber load indicators and magazine disconnect mechanisms were required for new gun models. police in valais are still

scruggs family. they lost their beloved little girl, halle, in this act of pure evil. having lost a son i know they are an unimaginable pain right now. i know there are so many questions come after our son died, the pastor said to me "never trade what you do know for what you don't know and here is what we do know. god loves his family. lily hallie scruggs is in heaven right now. they will all be reunited one day. hallie is not just part of their past, she is part of their future. may god comfort this family as only he can do today." and let's pray for the other five families. >> emily: it calls to mind psalms. there is no other source than god right now and the fact that all of them knew jesus before they died is the greatest comfort in this moment. my deepest prayers and condolences go to those families and i think about ordinary extraordinary. i think about ordinary men and women who in moments in split seconds of choices and decision-making exhibit extraordinary courage, extraordinary heroism. katherine koonce, as you detailed, and i'm so grateful that you did, kat

halls of the christian academy. and claimed the lives of three children and three staff members. hallie scruggs, age 9. he lynn dieckhaus, age 9. william kinney, age 9. mike hill, the school custodian, dr. katherine koonce, the head of the school, and cynthia peak, a substitute teacher. these innocent lives were lost in a senseless act of violence. as a father of three children, i cannot begin to imagine what the families of these six individuals are experiencing right now. to my fellow tennesseans in nashville, and the covenant school we are here for you. we are sending our deepest and most sincere condolences. my prayers are with each and every one of you. i also want to recognize the bravery demonstrated by the metro national vi police -- nashville police department and the first responders who took exemplary steps during this tragic event. two officers, rex and michael, thank you. your incredible bravery, valor, and courage in the face of danger saved lives. our community's broken. to those that are wondering and trying to make sense of the world, the lord says, do not fear, for i am with you. do n

for decades, scruggs on posting a heart wrenching tribute today to the nine year old reading. in part, i have often longed for a daughter in halle embodied all of those things i'd want in my own little girl. she was incredibly smart, feisty enough to keep up with her three brothers and my four boys, mike hill, beloved custodian at the covenant school, is survived by his seven children and 14 grandchildren. family friends of nine year old victim, william kenny. started to go fund me page in his honor, posting that he had an unflappable spirit was unfailingly kind, gentle when the situation called for it quick to laugh and always inclusive of others. a city councilman telling cnn today that katherine coons likely died trying to protect the children of her school, saying a witness told him the school's headmaster ended a zoom call after shots were heard in the background. i do know she was in the hallway by itself, a nine year old evelyn dick house, whose family said in a statement. evelyn was a shining light in this world amidst all this pain for friends and family authorities continue to work to answer questions about who the sho

halls of the christian academy. and claimed the lives of three children and three staff members. hallie scruggs, age 9. he lynn dieckhaus, age 9. william kinney, age 9. mike hill, the school custodian, dr. katherine koonce, the head of the school, and cynthia peak, a substitute teacher. these innocent lives were lost in a senseless act of violence. as a father of three children, i cannot begin to imagine what the families of these six individuals are experiencing right now. to my fellow tennesseans in nashville, and the covenant school we are here for you. we are sending our deepest and most sincere condolences. my prayers are with each and every one of you. i also want to recognize the bravery demonstrated by the metro national vi police -- nashville police department and the first responders who took exemplary steps during this tragic event. two officers, rex and michael, thank you. your incredible bravery, valor, and courage in the face of danger saved