- A woman interrupted Fox News' live coverage of a school shooting to plead for gun reform.
- A 28-year-old female shooter killed 3 children and 3 adults at an elementary school in Nashville on Monday.
A Highland Park shooting survivor interrupted Fox News' TV coverage of a deadly Nashville school shooting, jumping on the live mic to demand lawmakers pass gun control.
Fox News and local news outlets were reporting on the scene when a woman walked up to the mic and gave an impassioned plea for gun reform.
The woman — who USA Today identified as an activist named Ashbey Beasley— said she was a survivor of the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting on July 4th, 2022, that left 7 people dead.
"Aren't you guys tired of covering this?" Beasley said. "Aren't you guys tired of being here and having to cover all of these mass shootings?"
Beasley said was visiting the Nashville area on a family vacation with her son to visit her sister-in-law when she heard about the latest deadly shooting — which left 3 children and 3 adults at a Christian school dead.
"I have been lobbying in DC since we survived a mass shooting in July," Beasley said in front of a group of reporters on the scene, which was broadcast on Fox News. "I have met with over 130 lawmakers. How is this still happening? How are our children still dying and why are we still failing them?"
She continued: "These mass shootings will continue to happen until our lawmakers step up and pass gun legislation."
Fox News abruptly cut away from her, with a reporter responding to the woman's speech, saying she "said it quite succinctly: 'Aren't you tired of this?' Yes, we are tired of this."
Though Fox News' broadcast cut Beasley off, The Recount posted video showing more of her remarks.
"We all have to call our lawmakers and we all have to make our lawmakers make change now," Beasley continued in the video shared by The Recount on Twitter. "Or this is going to keep happening and it's going to be your kid, and your kid, and your kid next. Cause it's just a matter of time."
Nashville Metro Police say a 28-year-old woman opened fire at The Covenant School Monday. The shooter, who has not yet been identified, was shot and killed by police.
Victims included three 9-year-olds, identified by police as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney. Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61, were also killed, according to Nashville police.