{"id":1289874,"date":"2023-05-19T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/nashville-school-shooting-investigation-used-to-identify-possible-accomplices-mnpd\/1289874\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T16:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T20:11:02","slug":"nashville-school-shooting-investigation-used-to-identify-possible-accomplices-mnpd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/nashville-school-shooting-investigation-used-to-identify-possible-accomplices-mnpd\/1289874\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville School Shooting Investigation Used To Identify Possible Accomplices: MNPD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nashville School Shooting Investigation Used To Identify Possible Accomplices: MNPD<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

Top law enforcement officials with the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), including the lead investigator in The Covenant School shooting case, have filed motions with the court to stop the release of evidence amid their \u201congoing\u201d investigation<\/strong>. In their court filings, law enforcement stated they believed the assailant Audrey Hale, who died on the scene, acted alone, but they \u201cdo not know for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though the assailant died at the school, the criminal investigative file does not automatically, instantly close,\u201d investigator Lt. Brent Gibson wrote in a court filing. \u201cInvestigators must still work to gather and analyze evidence in the case and determine if related crimes were committed, are being planned, or whether other people were involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gibson went on to say the Covenant investigation is expected to take approximately \u201c12 months,\u201d based upon the \u201cvolume of evidence and the number of persons to be interviewed,\u201d along with officers working on a total of 46 homicide investigations in the city so far this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor comparison purposes, an investigation for a murder-suicide case, where it appears \u2018obvious\u2019 what has happened, typically takes eight months,\u201d Gibson added. \u201cWhile we believe at this time that the assailant acted alone in this case, we do not know for sure. And we need to investigate the matter thoroughly, as we do in all homicides, to rule out any co-conspirators or additional crimes related to this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he believed the release of the investigative files prematurely could cause \u201charmful and irreversible consequences.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

MNPD Weighs In<\/h2>\n

The court filings came in a pending open records lawsuit, in which MNPD was forced<\/a> to turn over unredacted versions of shooter Audrey Hale\u2019s suicide note and journal last week for the judge\u2019s review. The suit was filed after MNPD refused to release<\/a> the documents to several individuals and groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A hearing and scheduling conference in the lawsuit was scheduled for Thursday, May 18, but\u00a0Chancellor I\u2019Ashea Myles, in a Wednesday evening ruling, postponed it to Monday, May 22.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the officers, alongside several parents of Covenant students, filed their motions with the court, with parents urging the documents to not be released at all.<\/p>\n

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In this image from video, Audrey Hale points a gun inside the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., on March 27, 2023. (Nashville Police Department via The Epoch Times)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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MNPD said they are using the investigation process to determine whether the \u201cassailant had any assistance with planning the shooting or any assistance with weapons purchases.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

MNPD Deputy Chief Mike Hagar\u2019s motion with the court stated that officers have been investigating and gathering information about the March 27 shooting since it happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MNPD investigation into the matter is still an active, ongoing criminal investigation and an open matter,\u201d he wrote in the filing. \u201cBased on my 34 years of experience in law enforcement, I believe that harmful and irreversible consequences could result from disclosing investigative files prematurely, including in this case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gibson said officers have been \u201cmeeting with, and grieving with the families\u201d alongside working with state and federal agencies, interviewing witnesses, executing search warrants, and gathering documents, items and electronic files from the scene, Hale\u2019s home, and her background.<\/p>\n

MNPD\u2019s Arguments<\/h2>\n

Hagar said the investigative file associated with the Covenant shooting is the result of \u201ceducation and investigative experience utilized by law enforcement officers\u201d to gather information\u00a0relevant to the crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is essential that police investigators be able to gather materials freely and broadly, using their judgment, without fear that materials they gather will prematurely be released to the public and cause prejudice to the effectiveness of the investigation,\u201d Hagar continued. \u201cI have a good faith belief that [MNPD\u2019s] denial\u2026 of [the] public records requests were proper.\u201d<\/p>\n

He and Gibson urged the court to allow MNPD to continue and conclude its investigation \u201cin an unrushed, deliberate manner\u201d before the records are released.<\/p>\n

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The home of the Nashville Christian School shooter sits quietly in its south Nashville neighborhood, on March 31, 2023. (Chase Smith\/The Epoch Times)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hagar did say, however, that after reviewing the redacted version of the writings submitted to the court alongside the unredacted version, he \u201cdoes not believe\u201d the release of redacted documents would \u201cimpede the investigation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gibson said on the matter, \u201cReleasing any of the puzzle pieces too quickly could jeopardize putting this intricate puzzle together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gibson specified the documents and records MNPD is still in the process of gathering, such as social media records from the past two years, internet and bank account records, phone records, autopsy and toxicology reports, records obtained from search warrants, medical records including psychiatric treatment and gun and ammunition account records.<\/p>\n

Gibson also stated they are interviewing individuals identified in all the records and Hale\u2019s actions for the months prior to the incident and following up on information discovered during the course of the investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMany of these documents must be subpoenaed, and it takes time to get the records back<\/strong>,\u201d Gibson wrote. \u201cMNPD must then examine the content of the materials and the metadata. MNPD needs to review the assailant\u2019s messaging data, internet search histories, and any other relevant evidence. This often can be a time-consuming process.\u201d<\/p>\n

He goes on to say MNPD hasn\u2019t had an opportunity to interview everyone \u201cconnected to the incident\u201d or to review \u201call the materials it has gathered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parents Argue Against Any Release<\/h2>\n

Earlier this week, the Covenant School and Covenant Presbyterian Church filed<\/a> motions with the court to become a third-party intervener in the open records suit, stating the release of such documents could cause safety and security concerns as well as release the private information of church and school staff.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the parents of Covenant School students filed their motion, stating their filing had the \u201coverwhelming\u201d support of the Covenant community, with their estimations being that \u201cthree-quarters\u201d of Covenant families expressed support to intervene in the suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis brief is filed on behalf of all three families who lost children who have endured a pain that no words can adequately describe,\u201d they wrote. \u201cThis brief is filed on behalf of the surviving children who lived through an unimaginable nightmare and who must deal with the repercussions of that nightmare for the rest of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more here…<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 05\/19\/2023 – 19:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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