China News Network on March 3 Comprehensive foreign media reported that on the 28th local time, a mass shooting occurred in an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, resulting in the death of 27 people, including 3 9-year-old students, shocking the United States. Subsequently, the gunman was also shot dead by the police who rushed to the scene.

U.S. President Joe Biden said the Nashville school shooting was "pathological," lamenting that such tragedies were "a family's worst nightmare," and renewed his call to work with Republicans to push for gun control measures.

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The identity of the gunman was exposed

According to CNN, at about 27 o'clock local time on the 10th, a woman entered the school through a side door and began to shoot on the second floor.

Local police said the gunman was 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a graduate of Covenant School where the shooting took place, though it is not certain what year she attended.

On March 2023, 3, a shooting occurred at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, and the picture shows local police officers at the scene.

Nashville Metropolitan Police Chief John Drake said Hale was carrying two assault rifles and a handgun, two of which may have been legally obtained locally in Nashville.

Drake also said Haier had drawn detailed drawings of the school beforehand, including where surveillance cameras were available and where they could enter. Eventually, she chose a side door, shot it and broke it before entering the school.

Police have reportedly spoken to Hale's father. During a search of Hale's home, they found a declaration she had written before committing the crime and learned that she was planning to attack another location in Nashville, but ultimately judged that security there was too tight to succeed. Police did not disclose exactly where.

It is reported that the elementary school is a private church school with about 6 students from preschool to grade 200.

The local police will continue to investigate the shooting scene in the hope of restoring more details of the crime.

"A family's worst nightmare"

The White House called for gun control again

Later in the day, U.S. President Joe Biden, attending a Women's Business Summit event, called the Nashville school shooting "sick," lamenting that such tragedies were "a family's worst nightmare," and renewed his call to work with Republicans to push for gun control measures.

According to The Hill, Biden said, "We must do more to stop gun violence, which (gun violence) is tearing our communities apart, is tearing the soul of our country." ”

Infographic: US President Joe Biden. Photo: China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting

Referring to the weapon carried by the gunman, Biden again called on the US Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons. "We have to do more to stop gun violence, we have to do more to protect our schools, and we can't turn schools into prisons," Biden said. I reiterate my call on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban. ”

White House spokesman Jean-Pierre described the shooting as "heartbreaking" at a regular briefing that day. She asked Republicans what they were waiting for on a ban on military-style semi-automatic rifles. This gun is widely loved by gun enthusiasts, but it is also often used for mass shootings.

"How many more children are murdered before congressional Republicans will stand up and pass an assault weapons ban?" Jean-Pierre asked rhetorically.

In addition, First Lady Jill Biden responded to the shooting on social media. "Our children deserve to be treated better, and we all pray for Nashville," she wrote. ”

According to data released by the US "Gun Violence Archive" website on the 27th, the number of gun deaths in the United States in 2023 has approached 10000,400, including nearly <> children and adolescents.