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Court-Ordered FBI Files Show Nashville Shooter Linked Student Aid to Gun Purchases, Cited Hatred of Religion and White People

The newly disclosed writings detail financial entries referencing FAFSA checks next to gun plans.

Overview

  • The FBI posted more than 200 pages of Audrey Hale’s notes and journals dating to 2021 after a judge ordered additional disclosures.
  • A page labeled “Account Savings Record” lists FAFSA/Pell grant checks alongside entries about firearms Hale intended to buy, echoing her parents’ 2023 statements to police.
  • The documents show Hale listed The Covenant School as a target because it was a Christian, predominantly white school, while rejecting a predominantly black school she had considered.
  • Pages catalog gun types, ammunition, local shops and ranges, and receipts indicating she took gun classes at Royal Range in Nashville months before the attack.
  • Metro Nashville police previously said notoriety was Hale’s primary motive, while portions of the manifesto and other records remain disputed or withheld despite the latest release.