3 children and 3 adults are dead in a shooting at a Christian school in Nashville

Three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at a private religious school in Nashville, authorities said.

The shooter, who police said was a 28-year-old from the Nashville area, was shot dead by two officers. Police initially identified the shooter as a woman but a spokesperson later told WPLN's Alexis Marshall that the shooter was assigned female at birth and used he/him pronouns.

The shooting occurred at The Covenant School. The three children who died were students, and the three adults who died were staff members, Nashville police spokesperson Don Aaron said in a press briefing Monday.

Authorities identified the victims Monday afternoon:

Evelyn Dieckhaus, age 9

Hallie Scruggs, age 9

William Kinney, age 9

Cynthia Peak, age 61

Katherine Koonce, age 60

Mike Hill, age 61