Nashville Covenant shooting highlights security at private schools

Around the U.S., private schools generally do not face as many requirements as public schools for developing security plans.

What the Nashville school shooter's parents told police
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Police spoke to the parents of the 28-year-old who shot and killed six people inside The Covenant School, a private elementary school in Nashville.

Nashville cop who helped take down Covenant school shooter identified as Chicago native

The brother of Nashville Police Officer Rex Engelbert, who is from Chicago, spoke to FOX 32 on Tuesday about his brother's heroic actions to help take out the gunman during The Covenant School shooting.

Nashville school shooting bodycam video shows officers down suspect within minutes

The dramatic, six-minute video shows police confronting and opening fire on the assailant. It's a chilling look at the latest school shooting to roil the nation.

Nashville school shooting: Officers who took out suspected Covenant shooter identified

Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo fired at the 28-year-old suspect "and fatally wounded her," Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.

Nashville school shooting: Pastor's daughter among victims

Hallie Scruggs was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, the lead pastor at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, according to a statement released by a Presbyterian Church in Dallas.

Nashville school shooting: Suspect who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled campus, police say

The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults.

Tennessee school shooting: Police release surveillance video

Officials with the police department in Nashville, Tennessee have released a portion of surveillance video taken during a deadly mass shooting on Mar. 27.

'How is this still happening?' Highland Park mom reacts to Nashville school shooting
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A woman who survived last summer's mass shooting at a Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park pleaded for lawmakers to pass improved gun safety legislation after authorities announced three students and three staff members were shot to death Monday morning at a private elementary school in Nashville.

Nashville school shooting victims identified

The six victims were killed when a 28-year-old female wielding two “assault-style" rifles and a pistol opened fire Monday at The Covenant School in Nashville.

Highland Park mother visiting Nashville makes emotional plea after deadly school shooting

A woman who survived last summer's mass shooting at a Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park pleaded for lawmakers to pass improved gun safety legislation after authorities announced three students and three staff members were shot to death Monday morning at a private elementary school in Nashville.

New details revealed about the suspected Nashville school shooter
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Three children and three adults were gunned down on Monday by a female shooting suspect at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, according to officials.

Biden signs executive order to strengthen gun background checks

Tuesday's executive order does not change U.S. government policy. Instead, it directs federal agencies to ensure compliance with existing laws and procedures.

Highland Park parade shooting suspect may have considered using homemade explosives during attack

Crimo allegedly said he committed the attack to “wake people up.” He said he’d been planning it for years and thought about using a GoPro camera to record the attack, the records show.

US mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade, report says

“It is not an exaggeration to say that we live in an age of extremist mass killings,” the report by the Anti-Defamation League says.

Michigan State University Spartans hold vigil in Chicago for victims of campus mass shooting

Saturday night, Tree House in Chicago's River North neighborhood was a place to grieve for Michigan State University Spartans, and also a place to recognize and embrace their strength after a mass shooting on campus.