EXCLUSIVE: FBI HANDS OVER NASHVILLE SHOOTER'S DOCUMENTS
Following an extended struggle, the FBI has at last provided the Nashville shooter investigation documents. The files are extensively blacked out, suggesting the agency continues to shield the shooter. Notably, the FBI uses the biological female shooter's preferred pronouns in the records.
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Here’s how Grok analyzed the documents:
1. This FBI document (FD-302) details a search conducted on March 27, 2023, at Audrey Hale’s residence in Nashville, TN, after a mass shooting at a school.
2. This FBI document, dated March 31, 2023, is an incident summary (NTOC2023 E-Tip) related to Audrey Hale, generated by the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center.
3. This FBI document relates to the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, TN, by Audrey Hale on March 27, 2023. It includes:
A list of 9 deleted pages from a FOIA request (23-cv-1483), withheld under exemptions (e.g., b6, b7A, b7C, b7E) for privacy and investigative reasons.
An FBI request on March 27, 2023, to open an investigation into the shooting.
A request on March 30, 2023, for Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU-1) assistance to aid Nashville police in the post-incident investigation, noting Hale killed 3 students and 3 staff before being stopped by police.
Two online tips to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center: one on March 27, 2023, linking to a 4chan thread about the shooting, and another on March 28, 2023, suggesting a college "groomed" Hale.
4. This FBI document pertains to the Covenant School shooting by Audrey Hale on March 27, 2023, in Nashville, TN. It includes:
A list of 61 deleted pages from FOIA request 23-cv-1483, withheld as "Referral/Consult" (pages 2-24), sealed by court order (pages 25-59 under exemption b3), or redacted for deliberative process and privacy (pages 60-66 under b5, b6, b7C).
A request on March 28, 2023, to open a Grand Jury subfile for the investigation.
Notes from FBI personnel at the scene on March 27, 2023, dated April 13, 2023, including shorthand notes and a school roster. These notes, restricted to case participants, contain initial observations (not final facts) and protect child victim/witness identities.
5. This document is an email chain from March 28, 2023, involving the FBI and Senator Josh Hawley’s office. It includes:
An email from Michael Velchik, Hawley’s Legislative Director, to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ), attaching a letter from Senator Hawley (likely about the Covenant School shooting by Audrey Hale, given the context of FOIA request 23-cv-1483).
A forwarded email to the FBI’s Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) for assignment and inclusion in a weekly report.
The attached letter from Hawley to FBI Director Wray and DHS Secretary Mayorkas, dated March 28, 2023, though its specific content is not fully shown.
6. This FBI document, dated April 20, 2023, details assistance provided to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) after the Covenant School shooting by Audrey Hale on March 27, 2023. The FBI’s Nashville Resident Agency responded to the incident, and MNPD requested:
The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) to review journals found belonging to Hale.
FBI assistance with preservation requests and search warrants for social media related to state charges.
7. This FBI document relates to the investigation of the Covenant School shooting by Audrey Hale. It includes:
An FD-302 form dated March 31, 2023, noting that on March 28, 2023, an FBI agent received materials (details redacted) in Nashville via email, which were attached in a separate file (1a). Specifics are sealed per the U.S. Attorney’s Office (EOUSA).
A list of 21 deleted pages from FOIA request 23-cv-1483, all marked as "Sealed Court Documents" per EOUSA, indicating they are withheld due to legal restrictions.
8. This document consists of a letter from Congress members Mary E. Miller and Marjorie Taylor Greene to FBI Director Christopher Wray, dated March 28, 2023, and related correspondence. It addresses the Covenant School shooting in Nashville by Audrey Hale, focusing on:
The letter questions if the FBI is investigating the attack as a terrorist act based on Hale’s manifesto, external influences, related organizations (e.g., "Trans Day of Vengeance"), and potential biases in FBI investigations.
It also asks about Hale’s use of hormone therapy or mental health medications (e.g., SSRIs) and their impact on her actions.
An email chain shows the letter was sent to the DOJ and forwarded to the FBI’s Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) on March 29, 2023, for inclusion in a weekly report.
9. This FBI letter, dated April 2, 2025, responds to Breanna Morello’s FOIA request (No. 1662713-000) about Audrey Elizabeth Hale. It releases 47 previously processed pages related to Hale (likely from the Covenant School shooting investigation) but notes:
These are from prior releases, and more records may exist. Morello can request an additional search within 30 days or the case will close.
Some records were transferred to the National Archives (NARA), and originals may be destroyed or unprocessed. She can request them from NARA.
Enclosures include an FBI FOIPA Addendum with standard responses and an Explanation of Exemptions (e.g., b1-b9) detailing why information might be withheld (e.g., privacy, national security, ongoing investigations).
10. This FBI document, part of FOIA request 23-cv-1483, relates to the Covenant School shooting by Audrey Hale. It includes:
Deleted Pages: 79 pages withheld under exemptions (e.g., b5, b6, b7C, b7E) for privacy, investigative techniques, and ongoing enforcement, with some referred for consultation.
Twitter Complaint: A March 31, 2023, report to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center about concerning Twitter statements related to the Tennessee shooting, though details are heavily redacted (b6, b7C, b7E).
Congressional Letters:
April 4, 2023, record of a March 28 letter from Reps. Miller and Greene to FBI Director Wray, seeking answers on the shooting as domestic terrorism.
April 4, 2023, record of a March 28 letter from Sen. Hawley to Wray and DHS Secretary Mayorkas, urging the attack be treated as a federal hate crime.
Not complete and as if one can trust any of the inform provided.
So why are they still redacted? Will we see any new info on Paddock or Crooks?