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Nashville police whistleblower indicted over Covenant School records

By Marianna Bacallao

May 6, 2025

A Metro Nashville police whistleblower has been indicted for stealing documents related to the Covenant School shooting, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Covenant, Covenant School, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, shooting

First came the warning signs. Then a teen opened fire on a Nashville school.

By Paige PflegerandAliyya Swaby, ProPublica

February 8, 2025

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Tennessee authorities were alerted to Solomon Henderson’s threatening and violent behavior long before he brought a gun to Antioch High School. It’s unclear how many red flags were heeded.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Antioch, Antioch High School, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, ProPublica, school shooting, shooting

What we know about the Antioch High School shooting

By WPLN Staff

January 24, 2025

Nashville is reeling after the shooting at Antioch High School on Wednesday. Metro Nashville police are investigating the attack.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Antioch, Antioch High School, school shooting, shooting

Nashville judge to rule on whether the Covenant School assailant’s journals go public

By Marianna Bacallao

June 17, 2024

The judge had been prepared to release the ruling when a news outlet suing for the documents’ release published leaked pages of the assailant’s journal.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant, Covenant School, gun violence, Metro Law, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, shooting

How a second leak of the Covenant School assailant’s journals impacts an ongoing court case

By Marianna Bacallao

June 12, 2024

Conservative news site, The Tennessee Star, may be in legal trouble for publishing leaked pages of the Covenant School assailant’s journals. The Star is a plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit to compel Nashville Police to release the writings.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant, Covenant School, Don Aaron, gun violence, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, shooting

‘Never been tested’: Inside arguments on whether Covenant School shooting records should be public

By Marianna Bacallao

April 17, 2024

A Nashville judge will soon decide whether writings left by the Covenant School assailant will be released to the public. The two-day hearing in Davidson County Chancery Court wrapped Wednesday afternoon.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant, Covenant School, gun violence, Metro Law, shooting, The Tennessean, Todd Gardenhire

Lawsuit over Covenant School assailant’s writings will be heard in April

By Rose GilbertandMarianna Bacallao

January 29, 2024

A Chancery Court judge has set the dates for the lawsuit related to the release of the Covenant School assailant’s writings.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, shooting, Tennessee Firearms Association, The Tennessean, Todd Gardenhire

Covenant School parents will have a say in whether the assailant’s writings are released

By Marianna Bacallao

May 25, 2023

The Covenant School, church, and its parents can now submit evidence and testimony in the case.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Metro Law, shooting, The Tennessean, Todd Gardenhire

The Covenant School shooting investigation is ongoing, says Metro law director, as several lawsuits seek to release the assailant’s writings

By Marianna Bacallao

May 22, 2023

The Tennessee Firearms Association, The Tennessean newspaper and a state lawmaker are suing to make the assailant’s writings public, but parents argue they should not be released.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Metro Law, shooting, The Tennessean, Todd Gardenhire

Metro is turning over the Covenant assailant’s writings to a judge. But that doesn’t mean the documents will go public.

By Marianna Bacallao

May 9, 2023

Nashville Police is submitting the Covenant school assailant’s writings to a judge for review, in accordance with a court order. It’s the latest move in a court battle over how much of the documents in the Covenant School shooting case should be publicly released.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Metro Law, Metro Nashville Police Department, shooting

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