Nashville shooter Audrey Hale was ‘heartbroken’ over death of friend she may have been ‘infatuated’ with Nashville school shooter #AudreyHale was “heartbroken” over the 2022 death of a girl she was “infatuated” with, who had played on the same basketball team in school. Samira Hardcastle told The Post “tomboyish” Hale had been deeply affected by the death of Sydney Sims, who was killed in a vehicle accident in August 2022, according to an obituary. Hardcastle, a classmate of both girls in middle and high school, said, “After Sydney’s tragic death, Audrey was really heartbroken over it … I just feel like she took it differently than some of us did. She was still posting about Sydney almost daily. “What I knew of her was more admiring [Sydney]. Maybe even infatuation. That’s specifically who she really, really looked up to.” Hale, who police said was transgender and had started to identify using he/him pronouns, posted a TikTok in February on a since-deleted account, “iam_aiden10,” dedicated to “Syd”. The clip showed a shadow of a person bouncing a basketball and the words: “For Syd. I look up the sky is bright. It’s a beautiful day. I wish you were here…” Hardcastle said she had last seen Audrey — who shot her way into her former elementary school on Monday and killed three nine-year-olds and three staff — a month ago when they had both attended a taping of their friend Avieranna Patton’s radio show. “I don’t think she was with anyone. She was just kind of by herself,” Hardcastle said, adding, “I don’t think that they were very close but I think Audrey looked up to [her] like she looked up to Sydney. But I don’t know that it was ever, like, a two-way thing.” Hardcastle said Hale was a “tomboy” back in school but did not appear to transition until adulthood. She also said she didn’t know of Hale to have had any romantic relationship with Sims. Maria Colomy, a former instructor at the Nossi College of Art & Design in Nashville, who taught Hale as an adult, said her transition began around the same time as she was grieving the loss of a romantic partner, the New York Times reported. https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZeZpqM_WN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

On March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian private school in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Six people were killed as well as the perpetrator, Audrey Hale. Three children and three staff members were the victims. Within moments officers rushed through the school, checking door-to-door as an alarm blares around them. When the officers hear gunshots from the second floor, they sprint up the stairs and encounter 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student who police said had targeted the school, actively shooting through the window at other officers outside. Without hesitation, they took the killer out. Thank you @metronashvillepolice Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo. Watching these videos -the bravery all of you officers displayed was unparalleled. Thank you!!!!!!! 9 yr old #HallieScruggs was a 3rd grader and the daughter of a pastor.. 💔😔 9yr old- #EvelynDieckhaus was a 3rd grader at the school who was known as a hero.. 💔😔 9yr old - #WilliamKinney was a 3rd grader who had a bright future ahead of him.. 💔😔 60yr old-Dr #KatherineKoonce was principal of the school & has been for the past 7yrs.. 💔😔 61yr old- #MikeHill was a custodian for the past 13yrs at the School & would give his last to whoever…💔😔 61yr old- #CynthiaPeak was a loving wife, mother of 3 & a substitute teacher at the school.. 💔😔 #AudreyHale #Nashville https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWsFdZLsso/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

6 feared dead in Nashville School Shooting 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 in the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country growing increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools. The suspect, who was killed by police, is believed to be a former student at The Covenant School in Nashville, where the shooting took place. The shooter was armed with two “assault-style” weapons — a rifle and a pistol — as well as a handgun, authorities said. At least two of them were believed to have been obtained legally in the Nashville area. The victims were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9 years old, and adults Cynthia Peak, 61; Katherine Koonce, 60; and Mike Hill, 61. Police gave unclear information on the gender of the shooter. For hours, police identified the shooter as a 28-year-old woman and eventually identified the person as Audrey Hale. Then at a late afternoon press conference, the police chief said that Hale was transgender. #audreyhale #nashville #shooting #mycelebrityandi Swipe to see image of the shooter https://www.instagram.com/p/CqT30fZIFO2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=