Police Chief on Nashville Killer: ‘She Does Identify as Transgender’

Drake Yeah So our ░░░░░░░░ tell us that she ░░░░░░░░ a former student at ░░░░░░░░ school I don t ░░░░░░░░ what grade she s ░░░░░░░░ or grades but we ░░░░░░░░ firmly believe she was ░░░░░░░░ student there Reporter 1 ░░░░░░░░ she identify as transgender ░░░░░░░░ She does identify as ░░░░░░░░ yes Reporter 2 Is ░░░░░░░░ any reason to believe ░░░░░░░░ shooter first went to ░░░░░░░░ church before going to ░░░░░░░░ school Drake I can ░░░░░░░░ give you that information ░░░░░░░░ know that the minute ░░░░░░░░ calls came in we ░░░░░░░░ to the church so ░░░░░░░░ the school Reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░ the school Drake Yeah ░░░░░░░░ 3 Did you have ░░░░░░░░ there like two officers ░░░░░░░░ went in when they ░░░░░░░░ got there inaudible Drake ░░░░░░░░ it was five officers ░░░░░░░░ immediately went in and ░░░░░░░░ We have video that ░░░░░░░░ re going to release ░░░░░░░░ you can see in ░░░░░░░░ video you can hear ░░░░░░░░ going on as they ░░░░░░░░ in the school They ░░░░░░░░ the threat and take ░░░░░░░░ threat down Reporter 4 ░░░░░░░░ chief what do we ░░░░░░░░ about the weapons Drake ░░░░░░░░ we know there were ░░░░░░░░ AR style weapons one ░░░░░░░░ rifle another was an ░░░░░░░░ style pistol and another ░░░░░░░░ a handgun We believe ░░░░░░░░ of those may have ░░░░░░░░ obtained legally locally here ░░░░░░░░ 5 Can you confirm ░░░░░░░░ one of the adult ░░░░░░░░ Katherine Koonce was head ░░░░░░░░ the school Drake Was ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 5 Was head ░░░░░░░░ the school Drake There ░░░░░░░░ some I don t ░░░░░░░░ her exact capacity within ░░░░░░░░ school but it was ░░░░░░░░ up in the echelon ░░░░░░░░ 6 And were any ░░░░░░░░ the children victims related ░░░░░░░░ any of the school ░░░░░░░░ Drake Unsure I believe ░░░░░░░░ may have been but ░░░░░░░░ can t confirm that ░░░░░░░░ 7 Does the shooter ░░░░░░░░ any criminal history at ░░░░░░░░ Drake No history at ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 8 And no ░░░░░░░░ at this point anything ░░░░░░░░ in the apartment or ░░░░░░░░ Drake No We have ░░░░░░░░ manifesto We have some ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ that pertain to this ░░░░░░░░ the actual incident We ░░░░░░░░ a map drawn out ░░░░░░░░ how this was all ░░░░░░░░ to take place There ░░░░░░░░ right now a theory ░░░░░░░░ that we may be ░░░░░░░░ to talk about later ░░░░░░░░ it s not confirmed ░░░░░░░░ so we ll put ░░░░░░░░ out as soon as ░░░░░░░░ can Reporter 9 And ░░░░░░░░ is there any reason ░░░░░░░░ believe that how she ░░░░░░░░ inaudible Drake I m ░░░░░░░░ I knocked someone s ░░░░░░░░ I didn t hear ░░░░░░░░ Say that again sir ░░░░░░░░ 9 Is there any ░░░░░░░░ to believe that how ░░░░░░░░ identifies has any motive ░░░░░░░░ targeting the school Drake ░░░░░░░░ can give you that ░░░░░░░░ a later time There ░░░░░░░░ some theory to that ░░░░░░░░ re investigating all the ░░░░░░░░ And once we know ░░░░░░░░ we ll let you ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 10 So was ░░░░░░░░ a targeted attack Drake ░░░░░░░░ was Reporters crosstalk Drake ░░░░░░░░ t know any history ░░░░░░░░ mental illness at this ░░░░░░░░ but we are looking ░░░░░░░░ that as the investigation ░░░░░░░░ ongoing And I m ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 11 Does she ░░░░░░░░ as a transgender man ░░░░░░░░ woman Drake Woman Reporter ░░░░░░░░ Was this the only ░░░░░░░░ that was targeted Drake ░░░░░░░░ was the only school ░░░░░░░░ was targeted There was ░░░░░░░░ location that was mentioned ░░░░░░░░ because of a threat ░░░░░░░░ by the suspect too ░░░░░░░░ security they decided not ░░░░░░░░