FBI Must Hand Over Nashville Christian School Shooter’s Manifesto
Ajudge recently ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to hand over the manifesto of the Covenant School shooter amid an ongoing lawsuit filed by local news outlet the Tennessee Star.
United States District Judge Aleta Trauger ordered the FBI to turn over the writings of the trans-identifying 28-year-old female who shot and killed three children and three adults at the Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 27, 2023. The suspect was shot dead at the scene by police.
Authorities have repeatedly refused to release the shooter’s manifesto to the public, prompting state-level lawsuits that are currently tied up in court.
Metropolitan Nashville Police seized the writings, which included a hand-drawn map of the school, from the shooter’s vehicle. According to the FBI, releasing the documents to the public “could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.”
Following the tragedy, the Tennessee Star filed a public records request for the writings, which the FBI denied. The news outlet responded by filing a federal lawsuit against the agency for the release of the documents. (Read more from “FBI Must Hand Over Nashville Christian School Shooter’s Manifesto” HERE)
