The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has officially rejected a public records request filed by The Tennessee Star newspaper, which sought the release of the manifesto written by Audrey Hale—the assailant behind the March 27 shooting in which six people were killed at The Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee.
In the hours after the shooting, police indicated that Hale—a biological female who identified as a transgender male—was a former student at the private Christian school. Police also indicated that they had found a “manifesto” they believe was written by Hale. At a March 27 press briefing, when asked by reporters whether there may have been a connection between Hale’s transgender identity and her motive for carrying out the attack, MNPD Chief John Drake said “there is some theory to that,” but did not provide any additional details on the matter.
