The battle over the publication of the transgender Nashville shooter’s manifesto continues after the release of photographs of three pages from one of the journals. A Nashville police department spokesperson says that seven officers have been placed on “administrative leave” following the leak of the documents on radio personality Steven Crowder’s Rumble show.
The suit filed by the National Police Association to publish the documents as well as other efforts by news organizations to have the documents released are being resisted by the Nashville police claiming that their investigation into the shooter, Audrey Hale, is ongoing despite the fact police killed that Hale in the midst of carrying out the attack.
“Seven individuals are on administrative assignment (absolutely non-punitive) to protect the integrity of the active, progressing investigation. All seven have full police power. We are not identifying any of the seven by name. Not fair to them,” a police department spokesperson said Wednesday afternoon.
Initially, the police were going to release the documents to the public but then stopped. There’s been no explanation for the change of heart,…
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