Police in Nashville on Tuesday said that the suspect involved in the Christian private school shooting that left six people, including three children, dead was being treated for an “emotional disorder.”
Speaking at a news conference, Nashville Police Chief John Drake said 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, who police officials earlier said was biologically female and used male pronouns, “was under doctors care for an emotional disorder … law enforcement knew nothing about the treatment she was receiving,” the chief said. Drake did not elaborate on the disorder, or the care or if she was receiving any medication.
When asked about whether she posed a danger to others beforehand and how she came into possession of firearms, Drake said, “As it stands we had no idea who this person was or if she existed.”
Her parents were not aware that she owned firearms, but Drake said that it was later learned after the shooting that she was “hiding several weapons” in her parents’ house. Hale legally purchased “seven firearms from five different gun stores” in Nashville, Drake said.
Original Article: https://nworeport.me/2023/03/29/nashville-police-chief-school-shooter-being-treated-for-emotional-disorder/
