The Covenant School shooting

25 May, 2023

Chancellor says victim rights warrant consideration in access to police records

By |2023-05-25T10:18:56-05:00May 25, 2023|Categories: crime records, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

A judge said victim rights in the Tennessee constitution and in statute warranted review as to whether they would block access to the writings of a mass shooter and other records collected by police in their investigation. She granted permission to parents of Covenant School children to intervene in a lawsuit to pursue the claim.

18 May, 2023

Sen. Gardenhire, Tennessean file public records lawsuits; Covenant parents seek to intervene

By |2023-05-19T11:39:51-05:00May 18, 2023|Categories: crime records, investigative exemption, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The fight over the release of the Covenant School shooter's manifesto and other writings escalated Wednesday with state Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, and The Tennessean filing a public records lawsuit against Metro Nashville, and unnamed Covenant School parents filing motions to intervene in the current cases. Also, Assistant Police Chief Mike Hagar and police Lt. Brent Gibson filed declarations that police are still trying to determine if the shooter had any assistance planning the shooting or purchasing the weapons, with Gibson stating that it will take about 12 months to finish the investigation.

10 May, 2023

Tennessee Star editor Leahy sues FBI for withholding Covenant shooter manifesto

By |2023-05-10T11:45:36-05:00May 10, 2023|Categories: crime records, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Tennessee Star editor Michael Patrick Leahy and his company, Star News Digital Media, Inc., filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the FBI for withholding the Covenant School shooter's manifesto under the Freedom of Information Act. The FBI denied access to the manifesto, which it received from Nashville police, saying that it and other writings by the shooter were involved in a "pending or prospective law enforcement proceeding" and that release could interfere with a law enforcement proceeding.

4 May, 2023

Police say Covenant School parents may intervene in public records case, judge delays hearing

By |2023-05-04T15:26:53-05:00May 4, 2023|Categories: crime records, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

The Davidson County chancellor overseeing the public records case over the Covenant School shooter's manifesto has moved the initial hearing in the case five weeks to June 8. Police say in their motion that this would allow time for parents of students at The Covenant School to intervene and that some parents have said they oppose release of the shooter's writings.

29 Apr, 2023

Public records lawsuit filed to force release of Covenant School shooter’s manifesto

By |2023-05-08T12:06:44-05:00April 29, 2023|Categories: crime records, public records lawsuits Tennessee|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

A Hendersonville resident has filed a lawsuit to force the Nashville Police Department to release the Covenant School shooter's manifesto and other writings, saying that Tennessee law does not allow police to withhold material that is not part of pending or contemplated criminal action.

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