Ex-student shoots dead 3 children, 3 adults at Tennessee Christian school

An American flag blows in the wind in Hillsdale, Michigan, U.S., February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Emily Elconin

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) -A heavily armed 28-year-old fatally shot three children and three adult staffers on Monday at a private Christian school the suspect once attended in Tennessee's capital city before police killed the assailant, authorities said.

The motive was not immediately known, but the suspect had drawn detailed maps of the school, including entry points for the building, and left behind a "manifesto" and other writings that investigators were examining, Police Chief John Drake told reporters.