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Three children and three adult staff members were slain at a Nashville school Monday in one of Tennessee's deadliest school shootings. The suspected shooter, identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, was fatally shot by officers who responded to the scene at The Covenant School.

Emergency vehicles and helicopters swarmed the Green Hills neighborhood, which is home to several schools, a string of businesses and residential neighborhoods. In the chaotic hours after the shooting, scores of parents gathered at Woodmont Baptist Church to reunite with their children. For some, that moment never came.

Several vigils were held Monday night across Nashville in honor of the victims and their families.

Video footage released late Monday shows the first moments of the shooting. Hale pulls into the parking lot at the school, approaches a door shooting out the glass and then patrols the halls with gun raised.

Follow along here for live updates as we learn more.

The Covenant School shooting:What we know so far

Candlelight vigil set for Wednesday evening at Public Square Park

A candlelight vigil will be held Wednesday night at Public Square Park to honor the victims of Monday's shooting.

The vigil will start at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at 1 Public Square Park in Nashville.

Nashville Mayor John Cooper, MNPD chief John Drake, Metro Council member Russ Pulley and State Rep. Rev. Harold Love Jr. will speak at the event.

Nashville police chief: Shooter planned other targets, including a mall

In an interview with CBS Mornings on Tuesday, Metro Nashville police chief John Drake said there were other targets, including a mall, outlined in materials obtained at Hale's residence following Monday's shooting.

"We think (Monday's shooting) was targeted and planned," Drake said.

"… We strongly believe there were going to be other targets, including maybe family members and one of the malls here in Nashville."

Drake said that Hale, who attended Covenant School, had "some history" with the school which may have played a role in the motive for Monday's shooting.

"What detectives have said so far is there is possibly some resentment for having to go to that school. There's a connection with that family."

How school shooting survivors cope in the following days

Having responded to mass shooting at Virginia Tech, Orlando’s Pulse Night Club and the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Jeff Gorter, vice president of clinical crisis response with R3 Continuum, said finding a return to routine is a great coping mechanism strategy for adults.

“We will respond with resilience to these events, but we are called to be a little more intentional and specific in how we cope with them,” Gorter said.

For young children, Gorter said they will have powerful reactions to trauma.

“It’s important they attend to the basic comfort need, be present with their children.”

Scenes from the Covenant School, the day after the shooting

Around 9 a.m. Tuesday, a makeshift memorial was set up at the main drive that leads to Covenant School, which was otherwise blocked off by police. Media tents lining the sidewalk across the street stretch for blocks. A set of flags at an office building down the road flew at half mast.

A few people trickled in to lay flowers against the stone wall where the memorial was set up. Balloons, stuffed animals, notes and candles also lined the wall. One woman dropped to her knees as she laid a bouquet of flowers down, burying her head in her hands and wiping tears from her eyes.

The scene was muted Tuesday morning, especially compared to the swarm of emergency vehicles and helicopters that descended upon the school just after 10 a.m. the day before. A steady stream of traffic continued to roll down Burton Hills Boulevard under overcast skies.

How Woodmont Baptist Church sprung into action

At the same time staff at Woodmont Baptist Church saw the news of the shooting, they learned they were going to also serve as the reunification site.

"As Christians I think we’re always ready to help play our part in bringing back that which has been not unified to unification," Pastor Nathan Parker told The Tennessean. "That reunification work is really gospel work that we were honored to be a part of God’s plan in that moment."

Staff began ushering parents, the earliest of whom arrived about 11 a.m., to the sanctuary where they gave their information and student's information to officials. Church staff passed out water, directed parents to the bathrooms and took out the trash.

"I never saw any of our staff sit down," Parker said. "I couldn’t be prouder of their character in that moment.”

Experts: Nashville police moved fast, saved lives

Police response to mass casualty incidents are increasingly under scrutiny after a shooter killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas while officers stood outside. A top Texas law enforcement official later said there were enough armed police officers wearing body armor to halt the shooting three minutes after it began.

Nashville was different.

Todd McGhee, a 24-year veteran with the Massachusetts State Police, said MNPD's response is a prime example of how a swift response can save lives.

"I would say that under extreme circumstances, they went above and beyond," said McGhee, who trains defense tactics and gun safety. "Those first responding officers were the model response in how active shooter response should be.

"It could have been as bad as Uvalde, based on what Hale had for firepower."

Police release body camera footage

Police released a six minute compilation video of officers Rex Englebert and Michael Collazo body camera footage.

The video begins when Englebert arrived on scene where a staff member outside the school directed officers to the second floor of the school. Police quickly worked through the first floor clearing classrooms and encouraging each other to move faster.

As Englebert moved to the second floor, eight gunshots can be heard down the hallway. The officer rounded the corner and fired four shots. Officers approached Hale, who was laying on the ground next to a wide window overlooking the parking lot. Hale is visible in the video but is partially obscured by a blurred box.

About the four-minute mark, the video cuts to Collazo's body camera. As he ascends the stairs to the second floor, an officer ahead of him looks left out.

"We've got one down," he says before turning right down the hallway.

Collazo follows closely behind Englebert, then moves to the right of him firing four shots at Hale.

"Suspect down, suspect down," Collazo calls over the radio.

Daughter of Covenant Presbyterian Church's lead pastor among victims

Hallie Scruggs was a student at the Covenant School. Hallie was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, who is the lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church, according to a statement from his former church in Dallas.

“We love the Scruggs family and mourn with them over their precious daughter Hallie," Mark Davis, senior pastor at Park Cities Presbyterian Church, 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.”

Pediatric surgeon recalls leaving school moments before shooting

Britney Grayson was moments away from the shooting Monday.

She and her husband Micah Wilfong were speaking to students Monday morning about their mission trip to Kenya. After the talk, they left the school. Britney, a pediatric surgeon, pulled out her phone and answered a few text messages sitting in her car.

Audrey Hale was already in the parking lot.

Grayson pulled out of the parking lot about 10:12 a.m., she said.

At 10:13 a.m., Hale fired the first shot inside the school.

“As a pediatric surgeon, my first thought was, if I had still been there, could I have rendered immediate aid to these victims,” Grayson said. “It’s hard, because if I had been there, maybe I could have been shot.”

'Evil is very real'

Zion Presbyterian Church Senior Pastor Paul Joiner, who spoke slowly, deliberately and somberly, said many of church members were close to fellow congregants at Covenant Presbyterian Church "up the road." The Zion community, mirroring the Covenant community, also houses a school, Zion Christian Academy, serving over 520 students in grades Pre-K-12.

“This one hits close to home,” Joiner said. “We have become aware of the reality that we spend most of our lives wanting to deny, that this world is not safe. Evil is very real. Evil people do evil things. For some of us, these are our friends.”

“The senior pastor lost a daughter today,” he said. “This is another PCA church school just up the road. This is a deep rupture in our lives.”

Police: Covenant school shooting was 'calculated and planned'

Metro Nashville police published a news release late Monday that said investigators found writings that revealed the attack was " calculated and planned."

Chief John Drake previously said during a news conference that during a search of the home she shared with her father on Brightwood Avenue, officers found a "manifesto" and drawn maps of the school with entrances and security cameras noted.

Officers also found a sawed-off shotgun and a second shotgun at the home.

Officers named

MNPD said Audrey Hale shot at officers from a second-story window when they arrived at the school Monday morning.

Those officers made entry into the school and ultimately shot and killed Hale.

A news release identified the officers who made the fatal shots as Rex Englebert, a four-year MNPD veteran, and nine-year veteran Michael Collazo.

Who were the victims of The Covenant School shooting?

Police identified the victims of the shooting on Monday afternoon as:

• Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9, a student

• Hallie Scruggs, 9, a student

• William Kinney, 9, a student

• Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of school

• Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher

• Mike Hill, 61, the school's custodian

The Covenant School shooting:Who are the victims?

Who was the shooter?

Hale was a former student at The Covenant School, according to police. Hale was an illustrator and graphic designer who used he and him pronouns, according to a police spokesperson. Police initially identified Hale by his birth name and gender.

How did the shooter get into the school?

Don Aaron, a spokesperson for MNPD, said Hale was believed to have entered a side entrance around 10:13 a.m. Monday with two assault rifles and a handgun. Police said Hale drove to the campus, parked and entered after shooting out the glass in a set of double doors.

"The police department response was swift," Aaron said. "Officers entered the first story of the school and begin clearing it. They heard shots coming from the second level; they immediately went to the gunfire."

As officers approached, Hale fired upon them from a second story window, MNPD said. Police said Hale was armed with "significant ammunition."

Hale was fatally shot by a five-member police team around 10:27 a.m. in a second floor lobby.

Watch: Nashville police release footage from school shooting

Hale shot multiple rounds into glass doors to make entry into the school. Surveillance video shows him carrying and aiming an assault rifle as he walks hallways. Minutes later, the video cuts off.

Nashville and Tennessee leaders respond to school shooting

Nashville Police Chief John Drake said he grew emotional as he witnessed the aftermath of the shooting.

"I was literally moved to tears to see this as the kids were being ushered out of the building," Drake said during a news briefing. He praised the quickness of the police response. "It could have been far worse."

Nashville Mayor John Cooper thanked first responders and medical professionals in a statement addressing the "tragic morning" that Nashville "joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting."

"My heart goes out to the families of the victims," Cooper said. "Our entire city stands with you."

In a Twitter statement, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said he is monitoring the situation closely and asked for the public to "join us in praying for the school, congregation and Nashville community."

'This is shattering'Nashville officials respond to The Covenant School shooting

President Joe Biden wants Congress to act on gun control

President Joe Biden was briefed on the shooting Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Biden believes recent legislative actions have not been enough.

"It's heartbreaking, a family's worst nightmare," Biden said Monday afternoon. He commended MNPD's swift response, and called for Congress to take action to pass a ban on assault weapons.

"We have to do more to stop gun violence," Biden said. "It's ripping our communities apart … ripping at the very soul of our nation. We have to do more to protect our schools so they aren't turned into prisons."

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First lady Jill Biden also addressed the shooting as she opened the National League of Cities event in Washington.

"I am truly without words and our children deserve better," she said. "We stand, all of us, with Nashville in prayer."

What is The Covenant School?

The Covenant School was founded in 2001 as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church and has students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Enrollment fluctuates between 195 and 210. The school employs about 33 faculty members.

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