Police are unable to find out how pages of the Nashville mass shooter’s manifesto leaked final month following an inconclusive investigation.
Metro Nashville Police Department stated in an e-mail Friday that investigators have “exhausted all available investigative avenues” trying to find the people accountable in leaking parts of mass assassin Audrey Hale’s manifesto.
Investigators decided two officers within the Specialised Investigations Division who found Hale’s manifesto in her vehicle close to the scene of the crime had taken footage of the handwritten doc.
Two ladies hug close to a memorial on the entrance to The Covenant College in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville Police have “exhausted all available investigative avenues” within the hunt for the one that leaked pages from a faculty shooter’s journals to a conservative commentator, the division introduced in an e-mail despatched to media. (AP Picture/Wade Payne)
Seven Nashville officers have been additionally transferred to administrative positions following the leak of the manifesto.
Nevertheless, investigators say they have been unable to pin down the person accountable for handing over parts of the manifesto to conservative entertainer Steven Crowder, who revealed the images on Nov. 6.
“The department does not have the ability to compel statements or cooperation from former employees,” the police division stated in a press release.
NASHVILLE POLICE WHO RESPONDED TO COVENANT SCHOOL SHOOTING HONORED IN STEVE PENLEY PORTRAIT
All officers in the end returned to their common positions.
Courtroom paperwork earlier this yr revealed Hale, whom Nashville police describe as a transgender lady, had over 20 journals.
The killer’s writings have been the supply of intense controversy after lawsuits have been filed to drive the discharge of the texts.
An entrance to The Covenant College is seen in Nashville, Tennessee. ((AP Picture/George Walker IV, File))
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Concurrently, among the faculty’s dad and mom have moved to dam the release of the manifesto, claiming it could additional endanger the coed physique or encourage copycat killers.
The lawsuit has been slowed for months. At the moment, an appeals court docket is predicted to rule on whether or not Hale’s dad and mom and the college have a proper to intervene. There isn’t a clear timeline for a choice on releasing the total manifesto.
Fox Information Digital’s Michael Ruiz, Adam Sabes, and Samantha Daigle contributed to this report.
