Nashville elementary school shooter planned more attacks before killing six at The Covenant School in Tennessee.
28-year-old Audrey Hale, the daughter of Ronald Hale and church coordinator Norma Hale, stormed the Christian school and shot dead three children and three staff members on Monday morning.
It has since come to light that Hale, who was trans, recently began using he/him pronouns even though her parents strictly opposed her gayness and her desire to dress as a man. She also started identifying as Aiden and putting on male clothes while not in her parents’ $700k Nashville house.
“She was Audrey at home but when she left the house she changed clothes. They did know about it, they just didn’t accept it,” a source told DailyMail.com while insisting their religion didn’t allow the parents to fully accept their daughter.
It was also revealed that Hale was able to legally purchase seven firearms even though she was receiving treatment for an emotional disorder.
Moreover, she had planned several attacks before she was stopped by the police at The Covenant School.
“We’ve talked to the father and the mother. We searched the home and found two more weapons there and some more maps, pertaining to thinking about some other incidents,” Police Chief John Drake revealed.
“We strongly believe there were going to be some other targets, including family members, and one of the malls here in Nashville and it just did not happen.”
Meanwhile, the parents of the mass murderer suggested they had no idea Hale had stockpiled several weapons after ordering her to get rid of her first firearm because they thought she wasn’t stable enough to own it.
“They felt she had one weapon and that she had sold it. She was under doctors’ care for an emotional disorder,” Drake added.
“Her parents felt like she should not own weapons, and they were under the impression that she didn’t own any anymore. But she had been hiding several within the house.”
While the exact motive for the killings remains unclear, it is believed that Hale felt “resentment” toward her parents and the Christian school.
Our thoughts remain with the victims of the tragedy during this challenging time.
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