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☆ Blaise Taylor: Texas A&M analyst indicted in poisoning deaths of girlfriend, unborn baby
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Blaise Taylor, an analyst at Texas A&M and son of the school’s associate head coach, was arrested in Utah on Thursday after being indicted in the 2023 deaths of his girlfriend and her unborn child, according to Nashville police. He was held without bail Friday night at the Cache County Jail in Logan, Utah, jail records show. She was rushed to a hospital that night, after Taylor called 911 and told them “Benning appeared to be having an allergic reaction,” according to police. Trooper Taylor is now an associate head coach on offense and running backs coach at Texas A&M. “We also would like to extend our prayers and support to Coach Trooper Taylor, Dr. Evelyn Taylor and their family as they navigate this extremely difficult time.”

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☆ Nashville I-40: Small plane crash leaves several dead and forces highway closure
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Joe Sutton | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

But the pilot soon told air traffic control that they wouldn’t make it to the tarmac. Audio from the website LiveATC.net captured the communication between the pilot and the air traffic controller before the fatal crash. The aircraft exploded into flames upon impact, Nashville Fire Department spokesperson Kendra Loney said. Police have yet to publicly identify the victims and are still working to determine where the plane originated from. Approximate location of a plane crash along Interstate 40 East on Monday night.

Persons: John C, Don Aaron, LiveATC.net, John, Aaron, ” Aaron, Kendra Loney, ” Loney, Rebekah Hammonds, CNN’s Amanda Jackson, Caroll Alvarado Organizations: CNN, Tune, Metro Nashville Police, John Tune, Costco, Nashville Fire, Police, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Tennessee Department of Transportation

They arrested 29-year-old Shaquille Taylor after surveillance video and witness statements pointed to him as the shooter. The investigation showed Taylor was shooting at a car while Ludwig was walking in a park on the opposite side of the street, according to police. Taylor is charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering, and was being held on a $280,000 bond. Taylor has been charged criminally several times in the past including three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Earlier this year, a Nashville judge dismissed those charges, and Taylor was released after three court-appointed doctors testified that he was incompetent to stand trial.

Persons: Jillian Ludwig, Shaquille Taylor, Taylor, Ludwig, “, Angelita Blackshear Dalton, Glenn Funk, ” Funk, Greg Jones, Jones Organizations: Belmont University, Metro Nashville Police, Vanderbilt University Medical, Nashville, ” Belmont University Locations: Tenn, Nashville, Tennessee, New Jersey

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Police Chief John Drake says he's “disturbed” over the unauthorized release of writings from the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at The Covenant School in March. Earlier Monday, conservative commentator Steven Crowder released what he said were three images of Audrey Hale’s writings from the day of the March 27 shooting. The news quickly sparked calls for an investigation as local and state leaders initially declined to verify the authenticity of the writings. Because of the lawsuits, police have since said they would await the direction of the court on whether to release Hale’s writings. Bill Lee said he has been “calling for clarity” around the Covenant shooter's writings for months, saying in a statement that he's been “frustrated” by the lack of transparency.

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CNN —Nashville police say an investigation began Monday morning into three photographs that surfaced online of alleged writings connected to the March shooting at a private Christian school that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead. The pictures of writings allegedly from the 28-year-old shooter, who was a former student at The Covenant School, were released by a conservative political commentator Monday. One page of the writings appears to be a day’s checklist, while another is filled with angry ramblings. It’s unclear how many more pages of writings there may be, and what the contents of other pages are. The shooter’s writings have been part of a monthslong legal fight playing out in Nashville over the release of documents and records related to the March 27 shooting.

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Authorities have not disclosed any of Hale's journals or writings that were collected after the March 27 shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. Police then reversed course, saying that because of the lawsuits they would await the direction of the court on whether to release Hale’s writings. “I am deeply concerned with the safety, security, and well-being of the Covenant families and all Nashvillians who are grieving," O’Connell said. Attorneys representing families with the Covenant School have repeatedly said they have not seen Hale's writings. Authorities’ refusal to release Hale’s writings has fueled further speculation and conspiracy theories about what they might reveal about Hale’s motive or influences.

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☆ Excerpts From Nashville School Shooter’s Writings Are Published Online
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Emily Cochrane | More About Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A conservative political commentator published three photographs on Monday that appeared to show excerpts from writings by the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville Christian school, enraging parents of the surviving students and prompting an investigation into the leak. For months there has been a court battle over whether any of the assailant’s writings should be released, with the families of about 100 students who survived the shooting at the Covenant School in March having sought to prevent their publication. The larger trove of documents — which one city official quantified in court as “voluminous” — has remained with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department as the legal battle winds its way through the courts. But on Monday, Steven Crowder, the political commentator, published three photos of handwritten notebook pages that appeared to have been left behind by the shooter and reflected a hateful, calculated plan to target the private school and its students. The Police Department later confirmed that it was involved in the investigation into “the dissemination of three photographs of writings,” adding that the photos in question were not formal “crime scene images.”

Persons: Steven Crowder, ” Organizations: Nashville Christian, Covenant School, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, The Police Department

☆ Nashville police chief's son, wanted for shooting 2 officers, found dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - The estranged son of Nashville's police chief, who was wanted for shooting two police officers, died from a self-inflicted gun wound as authorities closed in on him, state investigators said. John Drake Jr., 38, who was on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's "most wanted" list, was found dead in south Nashville on Tuesday night, the bureau said in a written statement on Tuesday. On Tuesday evening, Nashville officers responded to reports that Drake Jr. had allegedly stolen a car at gunpoint and a brief car chase ensued, police said. Drake Jr. crashed into a parked car, jumped out of the vehicle he had allegedly stolen and ran into a shed. As officers approached, they heard a muffled gunshot from the shed and found Drake Jr. dead.

Persons: Nashville's, John Drake Jr, Drake Jr, John Drake, Drake, Brad Brooks, Rod Nickel Organizations: Tennessee Bureau, Nashville Police, Police, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Thomson Locations: Nashville, Vergne , Tennessee, Longmont , Colorado

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store, has been found dead, authorities said. Officers spotted the car a short time later and followed it to the Edgehill area south of downtown, where it crashed. Drake fled to a shed behind a home and when officers surrounded the area, a gunshot was heard, Aaron said. The TBI had put Drake on its most wanted list with a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest. Chief Drake issued a statement Saturday confirming his son was the suspect in the shooting.

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☆ Nashville Chief’s Son Is Sought in Shooting of Two Officers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Rebecca Carballo | More About Rebecca Carballo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The authorities in Tennessee were searching on Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, a day after the chief’s son was identified as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store. The officers were investigating a stolen vehicle Saturday afternoon in La Vergne, Tenn., about 20 miles southeast of Nashville, when they confronted the suspect outside the store, the La Vergne police chief, Christopher Moews, said at a news conference on Saturday. During a struggle, he said, the man shot the two officers with a handgun: one in the shoulder, and the other in the groin and forearm. Later on Saturday, the La Vergne police identified the suspect as John C. Drake Jr., 38, and said he should be considered armed and dangerous. Chief John Drake of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirmed in a statement on Saturday that the suspect was his estranged son, saying that the two had had “very minimal contact over many years.”

Persons: Nashville’s, Christopher Moews, John C, Drake Jr, John Drake of, ” Organizations: La, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Locations: Tennessee, La Vergne, Tenn, Nashville

CNN —Authorities in Tennessee are searching for the son of Nashville’s police chief as a suspect in the Saturday shooting of two suburban police officers. “Despite my efforts and guidance in the early and teenage years, my son, John Drake Jr., now 38-years-old, resorted to years of criminal activity and is a convicted felon,” the chief said. “He has not been a part of my life for quite some time.”Police say the shooting happened during an altercation Saturday night in La Vergne, a suburb of Nashville. During that investigation, they made contact with a subject,” La Vergne Police Chief Christopher Moews said at a Saturday press conference. One officer was released Saturday evening and the other remains in the hospital in stable condition, the city of La Vergne said in a statement.

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LA VERGNE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee launched a search Saturday for a suspect alleged to have shot and wounded two police officers in a community near Nashville. The two officers were transported to a hospital and listed in stable condition following the shooting in La Vergne shortly before 2:30 p.m., La Vergne Police Chief Christopher Moews said during a press briefing. Police identified the suspect as John C. Drake, Jr., 38, who is the son of Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake. The police chief issued a statement Saturday confirming his son was the suspect in the shooting. After the shooting, the La Vergne police issued a shelter-in-place order for residents in the city about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Nashville.

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When Mark Capps, 54, fell asleep several hours later, and Acuff and her mother Tara Capps, Mark Capps' wife, were able to leave the house and file a police report. Police later shot and killed Mark Capps when he pointed a gun at an officer after they tried to arrest him at his home. In a video call with Jeff Capps three weeks earlier, Mark Capps had put a gun to his own head. Meanwhile, Colleen Walters, who was a family friend, spoke with Mark Capps the day before his death. In the hours before Mark Capps began threatening his family, he had been drinking and taking pills, Tara Capps and Acuff told investigators.

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☆ Fact Check-No evidence of DOJ indicting police linked to Nashville school shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Garland spoof account tweeted on July 13: “After a thorough investigation, The DOJ has indicted the police officers who responded to Christian Covenant School in Nashville. There are no credible news reports to corroborate the claim that responding officers are facing a DOJ indictment. A search for news releases on the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department site does not show any statement on any indictment of its officers regarding the school shooting (here). Similarly, searching on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) site does not show any press releases related to the Nashville school shooting (tinyurl.com/35pbmc4r). There is no evidence that responding officers in the Nashville school shooting are facing an indictment, and the claim stems from a Twitter account labeled as parody.

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☆ Fact Check-Nashville school shooter was armed with two assault-style weapons
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

WEAPONS IDENTIFIEDHale was armed with three weapons and fatally shot six people at a private Christian school (here). WEAPONS USED IN NASHVILLE ARE ASSAULT-STYLEBoth the AR-15 pistol and the Kel-Tec Sub2000 carbine pistol would be considered assault-style weapons “based on definitions of assault weapons used by many states that ban them,” Webster said. On July 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation banning assault-style weapons (here), (here). It says “all AR types,” specifically the AR-15, and the Kel-Tec Sub-2000, are among the firearms considered semiautomatic assault-style weapons. The suspect in the Nashville school shooting was armed with three firearms, two of which are considered assault-style weapons.

☆ Nashville School Shooting Suspect Fired 152 Rounds, Plotted Attack for Months, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Mariah Timms | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The suspect in last week’s mass shooting in Nashville, Tenn., fired more than 100 rounds in roughly 15 minutes and spent months plotting the attack, killing six at a private Christian school, authorities said. Journals and other writings left by the suspect, identified by police as 28-year-old Audrey Hale of Nashville, also indicated Hale acted alone, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Monday.

☆ After school shooting, some trans Tennesseans face backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/2] Mykul Coscia, who performs drag as Eazy Love at Play, a night club, poses for a portrait after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. Even before the shooting, many transgender Tennesseans felt villainized by their state's efforts to regulate the lives of gay and trans people, and were increasingly fearful for their safety. Police identified the Nashville shooter as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, and initially referred to Hale as female. Every time there is a school shooting, Story VanNess said she has sleepless nights: she was a special education teacher in a Knoxville school for several years before becoming the director of trans and non-binary programs at Knox Pride. "We've had another school shooting but, because this shooter was trans, that's taken a back seat so politicians can demonize trans people.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 30 (Reuters) - Protesters flooded Tennessee's statehouse on Thursday to demand lawmakers stiffen gun laws following a school shooting in Nashville that left six people dead, three of them 9-year-old children. Demonstrators held aloft placards reading "No More Silence" and "We have to do better" while chanting "Do you even care?" In the latest incident, the shooter killed three pupils and three staff members at Nashville's Covenant School. Republican lawmakers in Tennessee this week delayed hearings on gun legislation that would expand access to firearms. [1/5] Counter protesters hold anti-trans signs outside the Tennessee State Capitol to call for an end to gun violence and support stronger gun laws after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 30, 2023.

☆ Tennessee governor says his wife, 2 school shooting victims were friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Juliet, held for the victims of a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 28, 2023. It will take place at a public park in the heart of Nashville, the Tennessee state capital. The governor's wife Maria, substitute teacher Cynthia Peak and the head of the school Katherine Koonce previously taught together at another school, he said. The assailant, Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, went to the Covenant School armed with two assault-style weapons and a handgun. Monday's violence marked the 90th school shooting – defined as any incident in which a gun is discharged on school property – in the United States this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, a website founded by researcher David Riedman.

☆ Fact Check-Photos misidentifying the Nashville school shooter circulate on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SAM HYDE HOAX RECIRCULATESA tweet sharing a photo of a person with a gun said: “BREAKING: Nashville Police have positively identified the corpse of the suspected Nashville Covenant School shooter as 31 year old Samantha Hyde. Social media posts indicate Samantha was a trans woman who previously went by the name Samuel” (here). ARTIST MISIDENTIFIED AS SHOOTERSome posts falsely saying the shooter was identified as “Samantha Hyde” shared photos in these posts (here) and (here). “Apparently I am being confused with the Nashville incident that happened today,” he said in a March 27 TikTok video. Photos of individuals who are not linked to the March 27 Nashville school shooting have been miscaptioned and shared online.

☆ Police Release Body-Cam Footage, Investigate Motive in Nashville School Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Cameron Mcwhirter | Mariah Timms | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Authorities on Tuesday released footage from police body cameras and said they continued to search for a motive in the school shooting a day earlier that took six lives at a private Christian school. John Drake, chief of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that investigators were sifting through evidence, including writings in a book “that we consider to be a manifesto” and a map of the school. He said a motive for the attack by 28-year-old suspect Audrey Hale, who killed three students and three adults at Covenant School in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood, had yet to be determined. Police officers who arrived shortly after the shooting erupted shot and killed Hale.

☆ 'Lets go': Body camera video shows Nashville officers rushing school shooter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Let's go," Engelbert directed others, as police quickly closed in on the shooter who had killed three 9-year-old school children and three adults at the Covenant School. Their actions contrasted with those of police in Uvalde, Texas, who during a school shooting last May waited more than an hour before storming the assailant. [1/2] Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers search for the mass shooting suspect in The Covenenant School, in a still image from body camera video in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 27, 2023. Engelbert's body camera video shows police converge on the shooter. In Collazo's body camera video, he runs through a hallway with other officers toward the gunfire.

☆ Rep. Andy Ogles, who represents the Nashville district involved in deadly school shooting, posted a gun-toting family photo for Christmas
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Andy Ogles represents the district where a school shooting happened in Nashville on Monday. In 2021, he posted a Christmas message with a photo of his family holding guns. "My family and I are devastated by the tragedy that took place at The Covenant School in Nashville this morning," he wrote. Dozens of Twitter users, however, responded to Ogles' statement by reposting the Christmas photo that he shared on Facebook in 2021. "This response is offensive given your Christmas family photo," wrote Tweets for Democracy.

☆ Footage shows police killing Nashville school shooter as investigators seek motive
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Sandra Stojanovic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department began receiving calls about a shooter at 10:13 a.m., police spokesperson Don Aaron told reporters. Investigators were examining a "manifesto" written by the 28-year-old former student at the Covenant School, hoping to learn what motivated the latest U.S. mass shooting. Monday's violence marked the 90th school shooting – defined as any incident in which a gun is discharged on school property – in the United States this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, a website founded by researcher David Riedman. He said the Covenant School was singled out for attack but that the individual victims were targeted at random. Also shot dead were Mike Hill, 61, a school custodian; Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher; and Katherine Koonce, 60, listed on the Covenant website as "head of school."

☆ Some Republicans are suggesting that the Nashville shooter's reported trans identity played a role in causing the deadly incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Nashville shooter identified as transgender, according a police statement Monday that was later walked back. Some Republicans, including JD Vance and Marjorie Taylor Greene, are suggesting the shooter's trans identity played a role. We aren't aware of the shooters intentions in terms of gender identity," a Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson said. As details of the shooter's identity began to emerge, some prominent Republican elected officials zeroed in on Hale's reported transgender identity. "How much hormones like testosterone and medications for mental illness was the transgender Nashville school shooter taking?"

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