By Steve Gorman
(ShahBlogger) – Seven Nashville, Tennessee, cops have been positioned on administrative obligation as a part of their division’s investigation into the leak of “manifesto” writings left by the shooter who killed six folks at a Christian grade faculty earlier this yr.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Division (MNPD) mentioned in a short assertion on Wednesday that the officers’ administrative assignments have been “completely non-punitive” and have been ordered “to guard the integrity of the lively, progressing investigation.”
All seven retain “full police energy,” the assertion added. A spokesperson, Brooke Reese, mentioned they proceed to obtain pay. Neither the names of the seven officers nor their connection to the leak inquiry got.
The officers’ reassignments grew to become efficient on Monday, the day that the investigation was opened by the division by itself initiative, Reese mentioned. The inquiry was additionally requested by Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell.
Police have mentioned for the reason that day of The Covenant Faculty bloodbath that the suspect left behind a “manifesto” and different writings, however the contents of that materials was saved sealed by investigators. Three 9-year-old college students and three adults have been slain within the March 27 assault. The suspect was shot lifeless by police on the scene.
The pictures of three pages of writing started circulating on social media on Monday after they have been posted on the web site of the podcast “Louder with Crowder,” which claimed to have “solely obtained” the pictures.
Podcast host Steve Crowder mentioned in an interview with a Nashville journalist on Tuesday that the leaked materials got here by nameless sources, together with a detective concerned within the case.
Inside hours of the capturing, Police Chief John Drake had recognized the suspect as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a 28-year-old former scholar of the varsity who the chief described as a “transgender particular person.” It quickly emerged that Hale had been going by the title Aiden and utilizing male pronouns on social media within the months earlier than the capturing.
Drake on the time mentioned Hale had been underneath a health care provider’s take care of an “emotional dysfunction,” had amassed a set of weapons and might need harbored “some resentment” for having to attend the Covenant Faculty as a baby. However police have by no means provided a conclusive motive.
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