What is the motive behind Audrey Hale shooting in Covenant School Nashville and manifesto meaning explained

What is the motive behind Audrey Hale shooting in Covenant School Nashville and manifesto meaning explained

The 28-year-old Audrey Hale is responsible mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville and killed 6 people, on March 27th, 2023, know her motive and reason behind the shooting

Hale was later shot by the police officers. Know the meaning of the manifesto.

Audrey Hale killed three kids and three adults in a shooting incident. The kids were only nine-year-olds named Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney. While adults were Katherine Koonce who was 60 years old, Cynthia Peak who is 61 years old, and Mike Hill.

Authorities have confirmed that Audrey Hale was also a student at the same school. After the investigation, the authorities discovered Hale’s manifesto, a document of the plans to carry out the incident.

What is the motive behind Audrey Hale shooting in Covenant School Nashville and manifesto meaning 

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Manifesto meaning explained

Manifestos are not unusual in mass shootings and terrorist attacks. In late 1995, eco-terrorist Ted Kaczynski had a manifesto describing his motivations for bombing several buildings. In 2011, white supremacist Anders Breivik also released a manifesto describing his racist ideologies and bad reasons for carrying out the mass shooting.

As per reports, while Audrey Hale’s manifesto did not feature the shooter’s intentions, it detailed the plans for the attack. The shooter’s intentions remain unconfirmed. There has been some confusion related to the gender of the shooter.

While she has been referred to as a “transgender woman,” by Nashville Police Chief John Drake, Audrey Hale listed “he/him” pronouns on their LinkedIn profile.

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As per the reports of, The New York Times, Kristin Mumford who is a spokesperson has said that the shooter was born as a female.

Authorities said, ‘Audrey has brought 2 big assault rifles and a handgun to the crime scene, along with multiple rounds of ammunition.’ It is believed that, if the suspect had not been shot by Nashville officers, the shooter must have killed many other victims.

Chief Drake has speculated that the attack may have been motivated by Hale’s gender identity. The School was religious so this may have driven Audrey Hale to become “resentful” of it. Also, Hale had planned to attack two buildings but attacked only the school as the other building was having a lot of security.

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