Norma Hale, the mother of the Nashville Christian school shooter Audrey Hale, had previously made a number of social media postings condemning school shootings and for more gun control measures.
Norma Hale spoke with ABC News after her daughter shot and killed three adults and three elementary school pupils at The Covenant School on Monday.
“It is very, very difficult right now” Norma Hale told ABC before requesting confidentiality.
“I think I lost my daughter today,” she added.
A neighbor informed the news organization that Audrey Hale lived with her “very nice” and “very religious” parents.
#breaking law enforcement brings out multiple brown bags of evidence from the home of Audrey Hale, the shooter at Covenant School. This comes hours after flash grenades were used to get inside the home. @WSMV pic.twitter.com/0tD0AYcYcB
— Jeremy Finley (@JFinleyreports) March 27, 2023
According to the U.K. Daily Mail, Norma Hale’s previous social media posts campaigned for increased gun control measures.
On February 21, 2018, she posted a petition advocating for the prohibition of large-capacity rifle magazines.
In March of that year, Norma Hale submitted a petition to keep weapons out of schools with the description “So important!”
Several social media posts were made in favour of gun regulation by Norma Hale. https://t.co/rGKAUtpOJR image: https://twitter.com/ESdXjmVhP3
28 mars 2023 — Red Headed Patriot (@RedHeadedPat)
Monday at around 9:54 a.m. local time, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department surveillance footage shows Audrey Hale showing up in a Honda Fit and parked at The Covenant School, which she formerly attended.
Around 10:10 a.m., she fired into the front glass doors, breaking them, and then entered the school.
Audrey Hale had two rifles and a 9 mm hand gun in her possession.
Active shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale drove to Covenant Church/School in her Honda Fit this morning, parked, and shot her way into the building. She was armed with 2 assault-type guns and a 9 millimeter pistol. pic.twitter.com/mIk2pDmCwQ
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 28, 2023
More on this story via The Western Journal:
At 10:18, Hale can be seen inside the school looking for victims. She would shoot and kill 9-year-old students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, as well as Principal Katherine Koonce, staff member Cynthia Peak and custodian Mike Hill. CONTINUE READING…