Cop Recalls Stepping Over Bodies as He Hunted Down Nashville School Shooter

‘CALL IT FATE’

The officer who shot the suspect, Audrey Hale, said he wasn’t even supposed to be at the scene.

Published Apr. 5 2023 1:42PM EDT

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers search for the mass shooting suspect in The Covenenant School. — Metropolitan Nashville Police Department / Reuters

Three cops who responded to the Nashville school shooting spoke publicaly Tuesday, recounting in vivid, grueling detail the moments that led up to the suspect being gunned down.

Erik Uebelacker

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Cop Recalls Stepping Over Bodies as He Hunted Down Nashville School Shooter

The officer who shot the suspect, Audrey Hale, said he wasn’t even supposed to be at the scene.

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Erik Uebelacker