Nashville school shooter’s parents agree to give writings to victims’ parents

The parents of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school have agreed to hand over the manifesto written by their daughter as part of a court battle.

David Raybin, an attorney for the parents of the shooter, Audrey Hale, said in court this week the writings would be handed over to the families of the children who were killed at The Covenant School, a private Christian institution, according to WZTV news in Nashville.

Hale, a biological female who identified as a male and was heavily armed, killed three 9-year-old students and three faculty members on March 27.

Police said Hale, who was killed by responding police, had a manifesto and drew a detailed school map.

Police said the writings found in Hale’s vehicle in the school parking lot and her bedroom “documented her planning over a period of months to commit mass murder at The Covenant School.”

The transfer is part of a broader legal dispute over whether the writings should be made public. Some media companies say by releasing the writings, policymakers can prepare for future threats and understand how Hale entered the school.

The decision to transfer ownership to the parents of the victims may amount to a gesture of goodwill, though it could affect legal considerations in whether to release the writings.