Mass shooting in Nashville, United States leaves 6 dead including 3 nine year old children

The shooter was identified as 28 year-old  transgender Audrey Hale

By Edward Era Barbacena

The three children killed Monday in a shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee private were all nine years old, Nashville police said.

The shooting at The Covenant School on Monday left seven people dead including the shooter, the Metro Nashville Police Department said.

The children were identified by police as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9.

The adult victims were identified as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.

The shooting suspect has been identified as Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old Nashville woman, according to multiple reports.

The shooter was armed with two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol, The Associated Press reports.

Hale is believed to be a former student at The Covenant School, the report said.