Officers 'engaged' an active shooter at the Covenant School, a pre-kindergarten through grade six private school, and the shooter is dead, Nashville police said on Twitter.
The Covenant School is a private school founded in 2001 that serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade six and has an enrollment of about 200 students a year, according to its website.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn said she was"heartbroken to hear about the shooting." She wrote on Twitter: "My office is in contact with federal, state, & local officials, & we stand ready to assist. Thank you to the first responders working on site. Please join us in prayer for those affected."At the scene, scores of parents and onlookers gathered in a parking lot, awaiting updates, as helicopters circled the area, surrounded by a residential and busy businesses district.
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