Multiple injured, shooter dead in Tennessee school shooting

Washington (IANS) | Several students were injured in a school shooting in the US state of Tennessee on Monday, after which the perpetrator was shot dead by police. The attack was reported at Covenant School, a private Christian school for students from pre-school to sixth grade in Nashville, the BBC reports.

The Nashville Fire Department said in a tweet that there are several injured in the incident at a local school, and that multiple crews are on the scene. Nashville police said they engaged the shooter, who is now dead.

According to its website, the school has approximately 200 students.