Missionary Britney Grayson visited The Covenant School in Nashville on Monday morning, leaving after talking about their life in Kenya at 10.12a The doctor, based in Kenya, had visited the school with her husband Micah Wilfong after they were invited by friends whose daughters attended the school.ĭr Grayson posted a heartbreaking picture of the innocent children sitting and listening to her talk before they were forced into a lockdown amid the active shooter alert. Less than 20 minutes later Hale shot her way into the private Christian school and killed six before being gunned down by police.Īll three of the children had been in the chapel learning the word Jambo and singing verses of Amazing Grace to perform for their grandparents next week according to Dr Grayson. Missionary Britney Grayson visited The Covenant School in Nashville on Monday morning, leaving after talking about their life in Kenya at 10.12am. It comes after a doctor posted a final haunting image of schoolchildren peacefully listening to her talk an hour before the shooting. In addition to the weapons found at her home, police recovered these three weapons from the scene - confirming she had bought seven legally But she had been hiding several within the house.' 'Her parents felt like she should not own weapons, and they were under the impression that she didn't own any anymore. She was under doctors' care for an emotional disorder. Police Chief Drake said of her family: 'They felt she had one weapon and that she had sold it. Yesterday, she took three of her weapons to The Covenant School - two rifles and a handgun.Īnother two weapons were seen being removed from the house yesterday in a video obtained exclusively by. Instead, she hid her stockpile and added to it, buying seven different weapons in total from five local stores.Ĭhief Drake added: 'Law enforcement knew nothing about the treatment, and it is apparent that she should not own weapons''.Īuthorities also confirmed that Hale's mother, Norma, had asked her what was in a red backpack she was carrying on the morning of the murders but she dismissed her question. Her parents - Norma and Ronald Hale - knew that she had a weapon at one time, but told her to sell it because they thought she couldn't be trusted with it. Hallie Scruggs is seen with her father Chad Scruggs, the pastor at the presbyterian church affiliated with the school, her mother and three older brothers 'I am so sorry for the loss of those children seeing their names not called out safe was devastating as well as the chaplain telling me and my siblings and family this god awful news.' I wish the media would not say her name ever again. 'I will not say her name because I will not glorify her actions. The daughter of Mike, who had worked at the school for more than a decade, said that she 'never thought' he would be killed in a mass shooting.īrittany Hill posted online saying: 'I have watched school shootings happen over the years and never thought I would lose a loved one over a person trying to solve a temporary problem with a permanent solution. Headmistress Dr Katherine Koonce, 60, substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61, and chef Mike Hill, 61 were also killed in the mass shooting. 'Sweet Will knew no strangers, and our hearts our broken for his family as they try to find their way forward.' 'He loved his sisters, adored his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and was always excited to host friends of every age. He was unfailingly kind, gentle when the situation called for it, quick to laugh, and always inclusive of others. Tributes have flooded in for a second victim, Will Kinney, (pictured) who was shot and killed along with Hallie Scruggs, both 9, in the massacreĪ GoFundMe set up by a family friend of the Kinney's said: Will had an unflappable spirit.
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