Murder, Mayhem, Terror and Chaos
The Timeline (approximate)
10:10 a.m. The suspect is seen in surveillance footage shooting through the front door and entering the building.
10:13 a.m. Nashville Police receive the first call of an active shooter inside Covenant School.
10:18 a.m. Timestamped surveillance footage from inside the school shows the shooter armed with multiple weapons walking down a hallway. Wearing black and white Puma shoes.
10:21 a.m. The first responding officers arrived on campus, law enforcement officials said.
10:23 a.m. The first officers enter the school, according to investigators. Police body-worn camera footage shows officers going room-to-room looking for the shooter, clearing classrooms and speeding past at least one body in a hallway.
10:24 a.m. A team of five officers arrived on the second level and followed the sound of gunfire toward the shooter, according to police body-worn camera footage.
10:25 a.m. Officer Rex Engelbert sees the shooter and fires about four rounds with an assault-style rifle. His bodycam footage shows the attacker collapsing. Two officers engaged the suspect, and the suspect is reported down, according to law enforcement officials.