Investigation Expands on Nashville School Shooter Audrey Hale's Troubling History
New details emerge from a police report about Audrey Hale, highlighting her long-term planning and mental health struggles leading to the 2023 Covenant School shooting.
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The report claims there was no “manifesto” and Hale did not leave a single document that explained the reason for the attack, nor why the Covenant School was specifically targeted or what Hale hoped to gain by carrying out the attack.
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The investigation found that no manifesto existed.
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Yet Hale “often complained how she didn’t know enough about the mental health history or motives of most mass killers, as nothing was publicly documented regarding their struggles,” the reports says.
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Hale wanted people to remember her after her death, according to the document, and was partly inspired by books and documentaries on the Columbine killers.
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Summary
A comprehensive report on Audrey Hale, the perpetrator of the 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville, details her five-year planning, psychological issues, and alarming behaviors. Hale, who identified as male, caused concern among parents and therapists with thoughts of violence, including contemplating killing her mother to avoid intervention. Despite extensive mental health treatment, including outpatient programs and therapy, she ultimately carried out the deadly attack, resulting in the deaths of three children and three staff members. The report emphasizes the need to understand violent incidents' complexities and the mental health factors involved.
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Audrey Hale, the shooter, had been planning the attack for years while concealing mental health issues from providers, indicating a long-standing desire for notoriety and fame from the act.
The police report, which spans 48 pages, revealed Hale's extensive documentation of her planning, actions, and motivations but lacked a formal manifesto explaining her specific reasons for targeting The Covenant School.
Despite some signs of mental distress, investigators concluded that Hale's primary motivation for the attack was to be remembered and gain notoriety, similar to infamous mass shooters, especially the Columbine attackers.
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