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Investigation Expands on Nashville School Shooter Audrey Hale's Troubling History

New details emerge from a police report about Audrey Hale, highlighting her long-term planning and mental health struggles leading to the 2023 Covenant School shooting.

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A comprehensive report on Audrey Hale, the perpetrator of the 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville, details her five-year planning, psychological issues, and alarming behaviors. Hale, who identified as male, caused concern among parents and therapists with thoughts of violence, including contemplating killing her mother to avoid intervention. Despite extensive mental health treatment, including outpatient programs and therapy, she ultimately carried out the deadly attack, resulting in the deaths of three children and three staff members. The report emphasizes the need to understand violent incidents' complexities and the mental health factors involved.

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  • Audrey Hale, the shooter, had been planning the attack for years while concealing mental health issues from providers, indicating a long-standing desire for notoriety and fame from the act.
  • The police report, which spans 48 pages, revealed Hale's extensive documentation of her planning, actions, and motivations but lacked a formal manifesto explaining her specific reasons for targeting The Covenant School.
  • Despite some signs of mental distress, investigators concluded that Hale's primary motivation for the attack was to be remembered and gain notoriety, similar to infamous mass shooters, especially the Columbine attackers.

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