KENTUCKY — Flags at all state office buildings have been lowered to honor and remember the six victims of Monday's mass shooting in Nashville, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday.
What You Need To Know
- Flags at all state office buildings have been lowered to honor and remember the six victims of Monday's mass shooting in Nashville
- Six people were killed at a small, private Christian school just south of downtown Nashville after a shooter opened fire inside the building containing about 200 students
- Kentucky's flags will remain at half-staff through sunset on Friday, March 31, 2023
Kentucky's flags will remain at half-staff through sunset on Friday, March 31, 2023, Beshear said, also encouraging individuals and businesses to join in the tribute.
Six people were killed at a small, private Christian school just south of downtown Nashville on Monday after a shooter opened fire inside the building containing about 200 students, police said.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the victims: Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9, Hallie Scruggs, 9, William Kinney, 9, Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.
Nashville PD said its officers fatally wounded the shooter, a 28-year-old Nashville resident identified as Audrey Hale. The suspect was armed with at least two “assault-style” rifles and a handgun, police spokesman Don Aaron said. At least two of the weapons were believed to have been obtained legally in the Nashville area, according to the police Chief John Drake.
The chief said that the attack was targeted; the suspect had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and done surveillance before the shooting.