Overview

• Audrey Hale, who killed six people at The Covenant School in March 2023, was motivated by a quest for notoriety, according to the police's final report.
• Hale meticulously planned the attack for years, drawing inspiration from the Columbine shooting and studying other mass shooters' actions and notoriety.
• The investigation found no single manifesto but uncovered 16 notebooks and various documents detailing Hale's preparations and reflections on her mental health struggles.
• Hale intentionally withheld critical information from her therapist and family to prevent intervention, despite receiving mental health support from them.
• The report concludes Hale acted alone, targeting the school partly due to a personal connection and a desire to die in a place that brought her happiness.