A federal judge in Tennessee has ordered the FBI to hand over the 'manifesto' left behind by a transgender killer who gunned down three adults and three children at the Covenant Christian School in Nashville last year before responding officers put an end to the mayhem.
Even though police shot the suspect dead on the school's second floor, the FBI has repeatedly refused to release the manifesto, arguing that doing so 'could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.' The parent company of the Tennessee Star, a local newspaper, sued the FBI after the bureau denied its public records request under the Freedom of Information Act.
It has been long enough, and the public has an urgent right to know why this tragedy happened, how future events may be prevented, and what policies should be in place to address this and other similar tragedies,' lawyers for the newspaper wrote in a federal complaint. ' FBI has no right to retain a monopoly on this information.
In November, portions of what appeared to be crime scene photographs of a couple of pages leaked, however authorities refused to confirm their authenticity. The FBI, which has previously declined to comment due to pending litigation, did not immediately respond to questions from Fox News Digital. When Hale burst in, the first victim, Hill, sustained fatal gunshot wounds in the process.