Hale, identified as the shooter in the deadly gunfire at Nashville’s Covenant School, also drew «detailed maps» of the facility, according to police.
School shooter Audrey Hale penned a manifesto before carrying out a «targeted» attack on a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, according to police.
Three children and three adults were killed in the mass shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School on Monday morning. Police responding to the scene also killed the shooter, later identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale.
Nashville Police Chief John Drake said during a press briefing that investigators had determined that Hale was «a former student at the school.» A post-shooting search of Hale’s residence uncovered maps of the school and a manifesto that revealed the shooting had been meticulously planned.
«We have a manifesto,» Drake told reporters. «We have some writings that we’re going over that pertain to this date, the actual incident.