Leaked Covenant School Shooter's Manifesto Sparks Controversy Over Withholding of Public Records

Nashville mayor calls leak a violation of victims' families while both city and local law enforcement face legal action over delayed release of documents.

The Nashville Mayor, Freddie O'Connell, has condemned the leak of alleged pages from the Covenant School shooter's manifesto as a violation of the rights of victims' families and has launched an investigation into the potential illegality of the leak.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department cannot confirm the authenticity of the leaked photos but has stated they are not crime scene images from the department.
The city and its police local department are currently facing lawsuits over the delay in releasing the shooter's manifesto and other documents related to the case.
The shooter, Audrey Hale, a transgender woman, managed to legally purchase seven guns from five stores leading up to the attack, despite being in treatment for an emotional disorder.
Attorney and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani states that the public records laws likely outweigh the wishes of the school and victims' families in withholding the manifesto, and the 'active investigation' exemption is often misused to wrongfully deny access to materials.