US President Joe Biden ordered national flags to be flown at half-mast in mourning for the victims of Monday’s bloody shooting at a private elementary school in the southern city of Nashville, the White House said in a statement. flags are flown over the White House and other US government offices, as well as over US diplomatic missions. Military bases abroad will remain closed until sunset on March 31, 2023.
Three children and three adults were shot and killed by a young woman who opened fire at an elementary school in Nashville before being shot dead by police.
In a White House speech, Biden said, “This is a heinous act,” warning that gun violence “rips apart the soul of our nation” while calling on Congress to once again ban the sale of automatic weapons to private individuals.
Nashville Police Chief John Drake said the school shooting was carried out by a transgender woman, 28-year-old Audrey Hill, who planned the attack in advance, adding that the investigation is working to determine the motive for the attack, which may be connected, according to one hypothesis, to a change in her personality. , nationalities.
