Maury County, TN

Nashville, TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Audrey Hale, 28, killed three children and three adults inside the Covenant School in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood on Monday morning. Hale gained access to the Covenant School in Nashville by shooting out glass doors, according to Metro Nashville Police Department. Hale fired on officers...

Nashville school shooter fired at glass doors to gain entry, fired at police

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Nashville Police are investigating a shooting that left two people in critical condition early Tuesday morning in East Nashville. According to MNPD, officers were called to 1026 Hart Lane around 2:45 a.m. for reports of a shooting. They arrived to find one man lying on the ground next to a car and another sitting in the driver’s seat. Both men suffered gunshot wounds and were transported to the hospital in critical condition.

Search underway for double shooting suspect in East Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police officers that responded to the Covenant School shooting could not have performed any better, a former Metro Nashville police officer said. Ken Alexandrow spent 26 years as an Metro Police officer. He was an academy instructor then a field training officer. He...

Expert breaks down Nashville police bodycam of ‘outstanding’ school shooting response

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - More details emerged on Tuesday about the shooting at The Covenant School which left six people dead, including three 9-year-old students. Metro Nashville Police released body-worn camera video of two officers, Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo, when they encountered Audrey Hale, the 28-year-old identified as the shooter, on the second floor of the school. Engelbert has been with Metro Police for four years while Collazo has been an officer for nine years.

Chief: School shooter wasn’t on police’s radar

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Nashville Police are investigating an assault at a home in East Nashville that sent one person to the hospital early Monday morning. According to the MNPD, officers were called to the 800 block of North 2nd Street around 3:30 a.m. for a robbery in progress. One person was found assaulted at the scene and was transported with life-threatening injuries.

Police investigating assault in East Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As Metro Nashville Police released the body camera video of The Covenant School shooting, that’s when the family of 27-year-old MNPD officer Rex Engelbert found out their son was the first to shoot Audrey Hale. Monday, Kevin Engelbert says he spoke with his brother, Rex,...

Family describes officer involved in Nashville school shooting as brave

Alabama State

First audio of Davidson County Sheriff's Office learning of school shooting. We're hearing for the first time audio from Broadcastify.com detailing the first call to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office about the school shooting. Witness identifies scene inside church where students, staff were reunited with loved ones. Updated: 2 hours...

Officials announce 28-year-old woman was shooter at Nashville school

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Metro Nashville Police officers who stepped into action Monday morning to stop the suspect opening fire inside a Nashville private school are being awarded for their bravery. The founder of the Uvalde Foundation for Kids, formed in response to the Robb Elementary School shooting...

Officers who stopped Nashville school shooter to be honored by Uvalde Foundation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Sounds of explosions drew people from their homes along Brightwood Avenue in Nashville’s Belmont neighborhood Monday afternoon. Authorities used explosive devices to make entry into the home at 3005 Brightwood Ave. Law enforcement officials with the FBI and the Metro Nashville Police Department started collecting...

Authorities search Nashville school shooter’s home

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Nashville Police are investigating a robbery at a home in East Nashville that sent one person to the hospital early Monday morning. According to the MNPD, officers were called to the 800 block of North 2nd Street around 3:30 a.m. for a robbery in progress. One person was found assaulted at the scene and was transported with life-threatening injuries.

Robbery attempt leaves one person seriously injured in East Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Police said Tuesday that Audrey Hale was under a doctor’s care for an emotional disorder. Police said Hale bought seven firearms legally in recent years. The guns were bought at five different stores. Hale also hid the guns from parents. Three of those weapons were used during Monday’s shooting.

What happened to turn smiling teenager to school shooter?

Louisiana State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The six victims of a school shooting in Nashville on Monday have been identified by Metro Police. The victims in the shooting at Covenant Presbyterian School are Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all children all 9, Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and 61-year-old Mike Hill. Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake confirmed the names of the victims Monday afternoon and identified the shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Hale.

Victims identified in Nashville school shooting

Tennessee State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Multiple children and adults are dead, and an investigation is underway after a school shooting in Nashville Monday morning. Three students and three adults were shot and killed at Covenant Presbyterian School, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Police said a 28-year-old Nashville suspect,...

3 students, 3 adults, shooter dead after Nashville school shooting, police say

DONELSON, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Donelson Fellowship Church held a prayer vigil Tuesday evening to honor and pray for the victims killed during The Covenant School deadly shooting. Several church and community members gathered inside the church offering prayers for the victim’s families, for the Middle Tennessee community, and for...

Donelson Church holds prayer vigil day after deadly school shooting

Davidson County, TN

PRESS CONFERENCE: Officials provide update on Covenant School shooting

President Biden reacts to Nashville shooting

Several vigils were held Monday night for the victims of the Covenant School shooting. Monday was an emotional day for many, especially those with people they love inside The Covenant School in the Green Hills area. New details released about school shooting suspect. Updated: 5 hours ago. |. Police searched...

6 killed in shooting at Covenant School in Green Hills

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Audrey Hale, 28, shot and killed three students and three adults at Covenant School in Nashville on Monday morning, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. MNPD said its investigation led to the discovery of a manifesto with a plan and drawing. Police said they also...

Manifesto, map discovered following Nashville school shooting

Several vigils were held Monday night for the victims of the Covenant School shooting. Monday was an emotional day for many, especially those with people they love inside The Covenant School in the Green Hills area. New details released about school shooting suspect. Updated: 2 hours ago. |. Police searched...

3 students, 3 adults killed in shooting at Nashville school

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Monday was an emotional day for many, especially those with people they love inside the school. So many of them dropped everything they were doing and headed straight there. “There was so many police cars and ambulances coming away from the school,” Caroline Rigsby, who works...

Gut-wrenching day for families of the Covenant School

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Several vigils took place around Nashville Monday night so people could grieve The Covenant School shooting. The Belonging Co Church held a public prayer for their community. The Lead Pastor, Henry Seeley, said some of the families who attend their church also send their children to The Covenant School.

Several vigils held in Nashville after Monday’s Covenant School shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The shooter at the Covenant School planned to attack multiple locations, the Metro Nashville Police chief said in a press conference on Monday. Police Chief John Drake said police found a manifesto from the shooter, 28-year-old Audrey Hale. Hale is a former student of the Covenant School, a private Christian school for students aged preschool through 6th grade.

Nashville school shooter purchased 7 guns, planned attack on multiple locations, police say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Metro Police are investigating a shooting Monday morning at The Covenant Presbyterian School. Three students and the shooter are dead, according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. VUMC also confirms two adults have been killed in the shooting. A student reunification area has been set up by the Nashville Fire Department at Woodmont Baptist Church, at 2100 Woodmont Boulevard. NFD recommends that parents use this area to meet their students from the school.

VUMC: 3 students, 2 adults dead; Police say shooter also dead at the Covenant School

Monday was an emotional day for many, especially those with people they love inside The Covenant School in the Green Hills area. Police searched a home on Brightwood Avenue where the school shooter lived. Remembering the victims of Monday's school shooting. Updated: 6 hours ago. |. Here's a look at...

Vigils held for school shooting victims

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The 28-year-old school shooter who opened fire inside a Nashville private Christian school on Monday morning had a mental health disorder, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, MNPD Chief John Drake said Audrey Hale, the shooter who shot...

Nashville school shooter had mental health disorder, police say

Several vigils were held Monday night for the victims of the Covenant School shooting. Monday was an emotional day for many, especially those with people they love inside The Covenant School in the Green Hills area. New details released about school shooting suspect. Updated: 9 hours ago. |. Police searched...

Remembering the victims of Monday's school shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A west Nashville LGBTQ theatre company sued the state of Tennessee for what it calls a violation of rights. The company, Friends of George’s, is suing the state for the passing of SB0003, a bill that makes it a criminal offense for anyone who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property, or in view of minors.

LGBTQ theatre company sues Tennessee over cabaret bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Today will be a cooler day with early morning clouds giving way to plenty of afternoon sunshine. Things with get breezy with gusts near 20 mph or over at times and highs near 60 this afternoon. Tonight will be colder with temperatures falling into the 30s by tomorrow morning and a good risk of some widespread frost across the Mid State. Be sure to cover or bring in your outdoor plants tonight.

First Alert Forecast: Cooler and cloudy followed by sunshine

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Cooler air is moving in, so much so that frost is expected Wednesday morning. Download the WSMV 4 First Alert Weather app for iPhone or Android. Our team of meteorologists will send alerts to your phone about conditions headed your way. They also share custom videos about the weather where you live.

First Alert Forecast: Cooler Air Building In

Fayetteville, TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Better Business Bureau is issuing a warning about an uptick in scams following a tornado early Saturday morning in Fayetteville, Tennessee. After a storm, unlicensed contractors take advantage of homeowners who face uncertainty, according to the BBB. The agency is warning those in areas affected by natural disasters to beware of “storm chasers” and out-of-town contractors looking for business. Although not all storm chasers are scammers, they may lack the proper licensing for your area, offer quick fixes or make big promises they can’t deliver.

BBB warns storm victims of possible scammers

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Body found in historic fire tower

SANTA FE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Fire crews were called to a historic fire tower Tuesday night to remove a dead body...

Body found in historic fire tower

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