good evening, this was already a sad and difficult day for survivors at marjory stoneman douglas high school. , 17 young people murdered five years ago today in parkland, florida. today, parkland is back the news but not as an example of how far we ve come in making such massacres a thing of the past. instead, it s a reminder that the sister and brotherhood of mass shooting victims and survivors is always growing. today s, loved ones of three michigan state university students join that number, after a gunman opened fire last night shooting eight students country them. it is near the first nor the 61st shooting this year. it. according to the gun violence archive it was a 67th mass shootings with four more people shot or killed. in fact, number 68 happened today, with four wounded outside a high school in pittsburgh. before we talk about the larger school though, here s what we know about who was killed in michigan. alexandra verner was in a junior year, and came from the s
elementary school. we are learning that multiple patients , law enforcement says multiple patients are being treated. cnn s emerald walker has been tracking this fast developing story. amra another horrific shooting in america. what are you learning? yeah listen, it s always heartbreaking, but it s starting to feel routine. unfortunately right, because we re constantly feels like reporting about a school shooting in this country. we don t have much. but as you said, multiple patients is what we are getting from nashville fire. we are expecting local law enforcement to give the media an update on the situation. as we are told it is an active scene. some new information we are learning. is that the fbi? this is according to cnn s nick valencia. the fbi has deployed agents to assist in this active shooter investigation. the gunman is dead. as you said, apparently he or she had engaged with police. we don t know the circumstances surrounding that, but again, the most important th
the covenant school, a small private school inside a church that the chief of police in nashville chief john drake, says appears at one point was apparently a student at that school. they were led to her by what he said was a vehicle parked nearby that they wouldn t go into further detail about her as this investigation is just underway. police say that she killed three adults staffers as well as those three children and students. the first call came in at 10 13 am local time and police say within 15 minutes of the call. the attacker was dead. cnn s dianne gallagher is tracking all the latest developments for us and diane police just gave an update. all of the families of those killed have been notified. they have identified all of the victims, and for now they are not releasing the names. that s right. and also bianna was noticeable that they said they did not want to release the ages, either. we are likely dealing with very young children . here is the covenant school at co
revealed by local officials just a little while ago. that s going to see it as diane gallagher. she s watching all of this unfold for us. diane police say this was a targeted attack by the shooter, and they shared some of the clues she left behind. that s right, wolf. they say this was a targeted attack by 28 year old audrey elizabeth hale, who is a resident of the national area and a former student of the covenant school there at covenant presbyterian church. now i want to immediately talk about those six victims because police say that audrey hale shot and killed six people in that church this morning. they got the call around 10 13 am about the shooting. this is a very small school around 200 students that serves preschool. through sixth grade. the three of the victims are children were told to nine year olds and an eight year old who was about to turn nine. evelyn decals halle scruggs, william kenny and then three staff members. cynthia peak age 61, a substitute teacher,
but when somebody walks into a school with two long rifles and a handgun, you know, they made the call to police and police were there within minutes. but still, the tragedy unfolded as it did, and even if the school resource officer were outgunned, you wonder, could it have served as a deterrent long enough for the police to come or if the shooter knew there was a school resource officer there, maybe they would not have decided to do this. that s the point. it s the deterrent of knowing a marked vehicle in the parking lot or somewhere near the front entrance visible and that there is an armed presence there. i mean, that gives you the best fighting chance to prevent this from happening at all. and now you have, you know, once somebody is inside, and there should be locks and we talk about doors being locked all the time. sandra: you know what, chris, looks like the nashville p.d. has put out an update a couple minutes ago, confirming three adult staff members, three chil