Country Singers React To Deadly School Shooting In Nashville

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6 Killed In Nashville School Shooting

Heartbreaking news emerged out of Nashville on Monday (March 27). According to The Tennessean, three children and three adults were killed during a mass shooting at the private Christian school the Covenant School.

WSMV, which is a Nashville-based news station, identified the six victims as:

Evelyn Dieckhaus (Age 9)

Hallie Scruggs (Age 9)

William Kinney (Age 9)

Cynthia Peak (Age 61)

Katherine Koonce (Age 60)

Mike Hill (Age 61)

The Tennessean reports the shooter was killed after an altercation with police.

Country Music Community Reacts

Country artists and other members of the country music community reacted to the tragic news on social media. See a list of reactions below from singers, their significant others, and organizations connected to the country music industry, such as the ACM and CMA.

All express grief and sadness over the six lives lost at the Covenant School on March 27.

Carly Pearce

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Randy Houser

Cassadee Pope

Tayla Lynn

 

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Mickey Guyton

Sheryl Crow

Caroline Bryan

 

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LeAnn Rimes

Chris Janson

Ana Cristina Cash

 

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John Carter Cash

 

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Brett Young

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Jay DeMarcus

 

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The CMA

We too, join everyone listed above in sending our prayers to the victims’ families. We also send our prayers to everyone at the Covenant School following this horrific event.

How You Can Help

If you’d like to help, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has established a fund to provide support to survivors. According to the Community Foundation, this fund:

“…[will] manage the donations made in response to this tragedy. All donations made to the Fund, minus credit card fees, will be directed to The Covenant School to support the healing of those affected by this tragedy.”

You can donate to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s fund for the Covenant School shooting survivors here.