Nashville mayor: ‘When school children are attacked, that’s our worst day’
Nashville Mayor John Cooper said today he anticipates more details regarding the shooter and any potential motive to come to light.
The mayor denounced gun violence on the “TODAY” show, calling it “the frustration by every city in the country.”
“In Tennessee, guns are essentially ubiquitous. And when guns and mental health issues come into contact with each other, you have big problems, like we saw yesterday and what is our worst day. Nashville’s had challenges before, we’ve had tornadoes and floods, but when school children are attacked in their school, that’s our worst day,” he said.
Cooper called a resurfaced 2021 Christmas photo by Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., which depicts the lawmaker posing in front of a Christmas tree with his family holding guns, “inappropriate.”
“I think the whole country can look at it and shudder a little bit and realize how inappropriate it is. Guns lead to tragedies, and whatever your political feelings are, we should not be celebrating the cult of the gun,” he said.
Hallie, 9, was the daughter of Covenant Presbyterian Church pastor
Hallie, one of the three students killed yesterday, was the daughter of the lead pastor at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, according to a statement released by the church where he formerly worked.
The Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas said that Hallie is the daughter of its former associate pastor, Chad Scruggs, who is now the pastor of Covenant Presbyterian.
The Covenant School, where yesterday’s mass shooting unfolded, was founded in 2001 as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian and shares the same address as the church.
“We love the Scruggs family and mourn with them over their precious daughter Hallie,” said Mark Davis, Park Cities Presbyterian’s senior pastor.
Covenant Presbyterian is a sister church, according to the Dallas church, which said that at noon local time today, it will host a prayer…
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