Remembering The Covenant School families two years later

Six people died in the violence, including three children and three employees.

• Student Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9
• Student William Kinney, 9
• Student Hallie Scruggs, 9
• Custodian Mike Hill, 61
• Head of school Katherine Koonce, 60
• Substitute teacher Cindy Peak, 61

Police responding to the scene killed the shooter.

The aftermath has been grueling for the Covenant community, and for the city and state as a whole.

• Attempts at gun reforms have stalled in the General Assembly. But Nashville has wrapped its arms around the six families at the center of the devastation.

"We are deeply grateful for the support and care that has sustained us over the last 24 months," The Covenant School said Thursday in a statement.

"On this day, we pause to honor the precious lives lost on March 27, 2023 — lives filled with love, joy and purpose.

• "We hold their families, our Covenant community and all who carry this sorrow close in our hearts.

"Two years have passed, and still, we remember. We grieve. We hope."