Hallie Scruggs, daughter of Nashville pastor, victim in school shooting

Publish date: 2024-06-08

Among the six victims shot and killed inside a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday was the young daughter of a local pastor, according to reports.

Hallie Scruggs, one of three children slain in the sickening school shooting, was the 9-year-old daughter of Chad Scruggs, the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church, the church confirmed to CBS News.

Chad Scruggs and his daughter Hallie are seen in an undated Facebook photo. Facebook/Chad Scruggs
The Scruggs family is seen in this undated photo. Facebook/Chad Scruggs
Law enforcement responds to the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday. via REUTERS

The young girl was gunned down by Audrey Hale, 28, inside the Covenant School.

Responding police officers later shot and killed Hale.

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Two other children, Evelyn Dieckhaus and William Kinney, both 9, were killed in the gunfire.

Hale was killed by police on Monday morning. Linkedin/Audrey Hale

Three adult staffers were also killed: custodian Mike Hill and substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, both 61, and school head Katherine Koonce, 60.

Scruggs was also the former associate pastor at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, the church told WFAA.

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