Officials Face Growing Pressure to Release Nashville School Shooter’s Manifesto

Audrey Hale, 28, is seen in surveillance footage at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., where Hale shot and killed six people on March 27, 2023. Nashville Police Department

Law enforcement officials are facing increasing pressure to release the manifesto of Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter Audrey Hale, with a U.S. lawmaker accusing the federal government of delaying its release.

Local officials said that Hale, a female who used transgender pronouns, left behind a suicide note, journals, and other materials. However, none of that has been released to the public, and a motive hasn’t been publicly identified in the case.