Evelyn Dieckhaus was a third grader at Covenant Elementary School.

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Evelyn († 9) wanted to trigger the fire alarm

...then she was shot

For Evelyn Dieckhaus († 9), it was a typical school day in Nashville (US state of Tennessee) – until shots suddenly echoed through her elementary school …

Police video shows gunfire with the killer. Click the link (blue text) to watch live, cautious, dramatic footage.

The girl is one of six victims of the gunman Audrey Hale († 28). The killer shot dead three children (all nine years old) and three adults before being killed by police officers herself.

Evelyn Dieckhaus spent the last minutes of her life as a heroine. So when she heard the shots, her first instinct was to warn her classmates and teachers about the gunman. But, instead, when Audrey Hale ran into her, Evelyn was trying to set off the fire alarm.

"Our hearts are completely broken," the girl's family said. "We can't believe something like this happened. Evelyn was a shining light in this world.”

Audrey Hale fired at the oncoming police officers.

Flashback: Around 9:54 a.m. Monday morning, Audrey Hale pulled her gray Honda Fit into the parking lot at Covenant Christian Elementary School in Nashville. The place she used to visit herself as a student.

6 DEATH IN NASHVILLE SHOOTING

Police video shows a gunshot exchanged with the killer.

At 9:57 a.m., the gunman sent a message to her former classmate Averianna Patton on Instagram: "I plan to die today. THAT'S NO JOKE. You'll probably hear about me on the news after I die."

Thirteen minutes later, at 10:10 a.m., Audrey Hale fired an assault rifle through the glass front door of the elementary school and climbed through the shards into the building.

The police received the first emergency call at 10:13 a.m. About eight minutes later, Audrey Hale fired at the arriving officers from a second-story window. Nevertheless, the police officers enter the building and follow the shots. At 10:27 a.m., the armed men on the first floor encountered the gunman and opened fire. Audrey Hale collapses and dies.

A quarter of an hour passed between the first emergency call and the gunman's death. Minutes in which Audrey Hale still managed to destroy the lives of Evelyn and countless other people.

These are the victims of the Nashville killer.

Hallie Scruggs (pictured here in 2019) in her father's arms, the pastor Chad Scruggs.

Hallie Scruggs († 9) was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, a pastor at the Presbyterian Church in Nashville, which also runs the private elementary school where Audrey Hale ran amok. Hallie was the youngest of four siblings.

Third grader William Kinney († 9) is the third child whose life ended far too early. He leaves behind his parents and several sisters.

Headmistress Katherine Koonce was still trying to stop Audrey Hale.

Katherine Koonce († 60) was in a Zoom meeting when she heard the shots. The headmistress ran towards the gunman and, according to the police, tried to stop her before she was shot. Koonce had worked at the school for seven years and was very popular.

Cynthia Peaks was teaching at the elementary school on the day of the shooting.

Cynthia Peak († 61) was a substitute teacher at Covenant Elementary School. She had recently moved to Nashville with her husband from Alabama. She leaves behind two sons and a daughter.

Cynthia Peaks was teaching at the elementary school on the day of the shooting.

Mike Hill († 61) was a family man. The school caretaker loved nothing more than to cook for his seven children and 14 grandchildren. Unfortunately, Audrey Hale killed him when she fired through a door.