The Covenant School shooting in Nashville took place almost one year ago on March 27, 2023. Shooter Audrey Hale killed six people, three of them children, before being shot and killed by police.
After the shooting we learned several things about Hale. First, she was apparently trans and going by the name Aiden Hale prior to the shooting. Second, we learned that Hale had left behind a bunch of writings, described at one point by the police chief as a “manifesto,” though later reports disputed that characterization.
Normally, material related to a mass shooting like this is made public unless law enforcement authorities believe its release would compromise an ongoing investigation. In the case of the Nashville shooting, the person responsible was dead so there wasn’t going to be any prosecution. The manifesto should have been released once police decided the case was closed. And at…
