Three children are dead after a Monday morning shooting at Covenant School in Green Hills, according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center officials.

Authorities are expected to give an update in a briefing scheduled for 12:10 p.m.

The shooting was reported on social media at about 10:30 a.m. at The Covenant School, located at 33 Burton Hills Blvd.

The shooter was engaged by police and reported dead, according to police.

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This story will be updated as more information is confirmed.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville shooting: Scene, briefing from Covenant School in Green Hills