Nashville Fox 17: “Expert says delay to release Covenant School shooter’s writings ‘extremely unusual'”

Here is some of the text from the news segment.

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Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said the shooter, later identified as a 28-year-old woman who identifies as transgender, had a detailed map, drawings of the school, and known entry points.

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John Lott, who is president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, said “that’s very common.”

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Lott has been studying mass shootings for more than 25 years. He added that it’s “extremely unusual” for the writings not to be released. . . .

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Lott mentioned other mass shootings in which suspects scouted out places ahead of an attack, similar to Covenant. . . .

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During the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting in 2012, writings revealed the shooter decided not to attack an airport because of too much security.

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Lott said he believes it’s common for mass murderers to consider if they think folks will have guns.

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That’s similar to the limited information known about the Covenant shooter, as police said the shooter had other locations in mind, but due to security measures, did not go there.

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Lott said the writings are “extremely important” and often add insight into mass shootings, as well as the suspects. 

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“You know what goes through their minds and why they pick the targets that they did,” said Lott. . . .

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Amanda Chin, “Expert says delay to release Tennessee school shooter’s writings ‘extremely unusual’,” Fox 17 WZTV, May 18, 2023.