Protesters inside the Tennessee State Capitol counted transgender killer Audrey Hale among the victims of the school shooting in Nashville during a moment of silence.
Protesters demanding stricter gun control legislation in response to a recent mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville stormed the Tennessee Capitol building, resulting in chaos and at least one demonstrator being detained and released amid the commotion.
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is calling for a Department of Justice investigation into the Nashville school shooting as a hate crime against Christians, citing federal law and urging the FBI and DHS to deploy all necessary resources to hold those accountable for the shooting.
Bodycam footage has been released by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department of officers engaging with the mass shooter Audrey Hale, who killed six people including three children at the Covenant School in Nashville before being killed by police officers.
A nine-year-old girl, daughter of a pastor, was among the six victims of the Nashville Christian school shooting perpetrated by a transgender individual who had previously attended the school.
Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said at a press conference that Nashville, Tennessee, shooter Audrey Hale was receiving treatment for an "emotional disorder."