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William Joseph Will Kinney

Case from Nashville, TN dated Mar 27, 2023

Victim Details

William Joseph Will Kinney

Male

White / Caucasian

Nashville

TN

2023-03-27

9

William

Joseph Will Kinney

07/30/2026

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William Joseph 'Will' Kinney, a 9-year-old boy, was one of the victims of a tragic school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. On the morning of March 27, 2023, a heavily armed assailant attacked The Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school. Will, a third-grade student at the school, was fatally shot during the rampage. Two of his 9-year-old classmates, Evelyn Dieckhaus and Hallie Scruggs, were also killed, along with three adult staff members: the school's head, Katherine Koonce, 60; ...
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  • https://www.wsmv.com: Kids, substitute, custodian among victims in Nashville school shooting
  • WKRN News 2: 6 victims in Covenant School shooting identified; all 3 students were 9 years old
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