Police Chief John Drake revealed that Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo were responsible for ending the tragedy that left six victims, including three children, dead.
Officer Englebert is a four-year veteran of the MNPD and Officer Collazo is a nine-year veteran. According to the police chief, Hale was firing at the officers arriving at the scene from windows on the second floor before they swept the building and found her in a common room. The responding officers were on the scene and neutralized the shooter within 15 minutes of the initial shots.
March 28, 2023
The shooting victims have been identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs, all age nine, and Mike Hill, 61, Cynthia Peak, 61, and Katherine Koonce, 60. Surveillance video revealed Hale shot her way into the church/school through a set of glass doors at a side entrance of the building.
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Additionally, the MNPD found writings belonging to Hale in a nearby vehicle that suggested her attack was "calculated and planned." A sawed-off shotgun and a second shotgun were seized when officers executed a search warrant at her Brightwood Avenue home.
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The shooting investigation is ongoing and is being led by several MNPD components, with assistance from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the ATF, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. As more details emerge, it is clear that the heroic actions of Officers Englebert and Collazo ultimately saved many lives.
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