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Police close investigation into Covenant School shooting, saying assailant acted alone for notoriety

Paige Pfleger

April 2, 2025

A new 44-page report from Metro Nashville Police shows that the 2023 Covenant School assailant acted alone, obtained several guns legally and was driven by a desire for notoriety.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Covenant School, gun violence, mass shooting, Metro Nashville Police Department, school safety

‘We’ve just got to keep showing up’: Nashvillians gather to support Covenant School on one-year anniversary

Tony Gonzalez, Rachel Iacovone, Rose GilbertandChar Daston

March 27, 2024

“We find solace in the light that has emerged from the darkness,” reads a statement from the Covenant School acknowledging the community’s support.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Freddie O'Connell, mass shooting, Sarah Shoop Neumann, school safety, Voices for a Safer Tennessee

Personal reactions to gun violence — a generation apart

Khalil EkulonaandElizabeth Burton

January 25, 2024

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Gun violence is something that concerns all of us. Over the years, different generations of Americans have different experiences dealing with each event. In this opinion piece, show host Khalil Ekulona and producer Elizabeth Burton connect their personal reactions to mass shootings and gun violence — a generation apart.

Filed Under: Features, Programs Tagged With: gun violence, guns, mass shooting, This Is Nashville

How Nashville’s Christian communities are responding to the Covenant School shooting

Steve Haruch

April 17, 2023

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In this episode, This Is Nashville explores how local faith leaders have been navigating the tragedy, which happened at a Christian school with many connections to other churches throughout Nashville.

Tagged With: Covenant School, mass shooting, Tennessee Three

How Tennessee became one of the most gun-friendly states before the Covenant School shooting

Paige PflegerandTony Gonzalez

April 3, 2023

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An intruder, armed with two automatic-style weapons and a handgun, entered a Nashville school and killed six people. The three guns — along with four others hidden at home — were obtained legally, despite concerns over the perpetrator’s mental health at the time.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, gun bills, mass shooting, school shooting, shooting

Here’s how Nashville is supporting those killed in the Covenant School shooting

Cynthia Abrams

March 28, 2023

The grieving continues in Nashville, as communities gather to honor the victims of the shooting at Covenant School in Green Hills. A citywide candlelight vigil is scheduled for tomorrow evening in downtown Nashville.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, mass shooting, nashville churches, school shooting, vigil

‘Not again’: Nashville vigil for Colorado Springs shooting is a painful reminder of threats facing LGBTQ community

Julia Ritchey

November 22, 2022

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At a local candlelight vigil Tuesday night, speakers mourned not just the victims of the Club Q shooting, but their sense of safety.  

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: club q, colorado, lgbtq, mass shooting, pulse nightclub, queer community, tribe and play, vigil

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