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Three children and three adults were killed in a shooting

at a private religious school in Nashville, authorities said.

The shooter, who police said was a white 28-year-old from the Nashville area, was shot

dead by two officers. Police initially identified the shooter as a woman but a

spokesperson later told WPLN's Alexis Marshall that the shooter was assigned female at birth and used he/him pronouns.

The shooting occurred at Covenant School, a private religious school in Nashville. The three

children who died were students, and the three adults who died were staff members, Nashville police spokesperson Don Aaron said in a press briefing Monday.

Authorities identified the victims Monday afternoon: – Evelyn Dieckhaus, age 9 – Hallie Scruggs, age 9 – William Kinney, age 9

– Cynthia Peak, age 61 – Katherine Koonce, age 60 – Mike Hill, age 61