Family of man who killed three nine-year-olds and three adults mass shooting on one nashville Attempting to transfer alleged ownership of school shooter manifesto To the parents of the victims.
David Rabin, the attorney representing the family of the Nashville shooter audrey haleIt was announced in the court on Thursday.
He said the paperwork to transfer ownership would be complete by next week, but noted that the Metro Nashville Police Department still has the documents.
The court will ultimately decide whether the documents should be released to the public.
The developments are just the latest in a battle over the release of Hale’s writings and other police documents related to the assault.
The families of the victims killed in the shootings have blocked the release of Hale’s writings to the public. Supporters hope that the decision by Hale’s parents to hand over ownership of the documents to the victims’ families will lend credence to their argument for making the documents more credible. associated Press.
Journalists, at least one state senator, a gun-rights organization, and a police nonprofit have all fought to have the manifesto released, but Nashville police have so far declined, saying they are an ongoing campaign. are part of the investigation.
The parents of the victims are not the only ones who want the documents withheld; Covenant School, where the attack took place, and Covenant Presbyterian Church – which operates the school – were allowed to intervene to prevent the release. Those organizations have argued that any information in Hale’s writings that includes details about the school’s layout could jeopardize its safety.
However, after those groups were allowed to intervene, the plaintiffs seeking the records appealed and asked to stay the trial until their appeal was processed.
Chancery Court Judge I’Asia Miles said she would make a decision on the matter at some point on Thursday.
While many of those demanding the manifesto are journalists, many others — including more than 60 GOP House Republicans in Tennessee’s state legislature — have demanded his release. Republicans have shown unusual interest in the motives of the mass shooter largely because Hale was a transgender woman.