Three students were killed Monday morning in an active shooter situation at Nashville area Covenant School, WSMV reports.

The gunman is dead after being engaged by police.

Nashville Metropolitan Police tweeted:

The Nashville Fire Department tweeted:

WKRN reported there are “multiple patients” as a result of the shooting.

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