Among the six people fatally shot at a Christian school in Nashville was the 9-year-old daughter of the pastor whose church runs the school. Two other 9-year-olds were also killed, along with the head of school, a substitute teacher and a custodian.
in Nashville Monday included 9-year-old Hallie Scruggs, the daughter of the pastor whose church runs The Covenant School.
Three children and three adults died at the Presbyterian school, which was founded in 2001 in the affluent Green Hills neighborhood just south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee.Nashville school shooting: Police provide update on shooter, victims The two other children who died, Evelyn Dieckhaus and William Kinney, were also 9 years old. The other adults were Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher and Mike Hill, 61, a custodian.
released by a Presbyterian Church in Dallas where the elder Scruggs had served as an associate pastor."We love the Scruggs family and mourn with them over their precious daughter Hallie," Park Cities Presbyterian Church Senior Pastor Mark Davis said in a statement. "Together, we trust in the power of Christ to draw near and give us the comfort and hope we desperately need.
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