A week after the killing spree at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, police released new details about the incident. Accordingly, the massacre, in which three children and three adults were killed, had been planned for months. This is evident from writings and diary entries found on the woman responsible, the Nashville police said on Monday. There is still no clarity about the motive.
However, it was known that she had considered other such acts. The heavily armed woman fired a total of 152 shots from the time she entered the school until she was shot dead by the police.
According to police, it is a 28-year-old woman from Nashville who used to attend school herself. According to investigators, she self-identified as transgender. This is the name given to people who do not – or not only – identify with the sex that was documented at their birth. However, the police made conflicting statements about the gender, which caused public confusion.
The act caused great dismay in the United States and once again fueled a debate about possible reforms to gun laws. The United States has long faced tremendous levels of gun violence. Rampages and shootings are part of everyday life there.