by Brian Wilson | May 6, 2025 | Justice, News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
In a hurriedly-called press conference on Monday, Mayor Freddie O’Connell – without using the exact phrase – laid out his position that the City of Nashville is essentially a sanctuary city. Mayor O’Connell said he is “heartbroken” State and Federal law enforcement...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 7, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, disagrees with the Metro Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) conclusion that 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the self-identified transgender man who carried out the Covenant School shooting on March 27, 2023,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 7, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
An investigation into the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has been recommended by the Davidson County Grand Jury following testimonies from numerous employees which collectively allege systemic misconduct within the department. The grand jury, in a 13-page...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 3, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, called out the Metro Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) lack of interest and work in obtaining the full mental health record of 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the self-identified transgender man who carried out...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 2, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the Metro Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) 48-page report into the Covenant School attack committed on March 27, 2023 by 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale appears to be “political” and “missed the mark.” On...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 13, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said there appears to be “zero interest” among the officers of the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) assigned to the Covenant School killer case to finalize the case nearly two years after the shooting occurred....
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 12, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, is questioning the motive behind the Metro Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) reported defiance to chain of custody protocols during the March 27, 2023 search of Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale’s...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 11, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the Metro Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) handling of the investigation of the March 27, 2023 attack by Audrey Elizabeth Hale on the Covenant School has “defied reason and logic” as the department claims it...
by Tom Pappert | Feb 10, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, Justice, News, port, Tennessee, The South
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) on Monday declined to provide additional details to The Tennessee Star about the firearms legally purchased by Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the biological woman who identified as a transgender man when she killed six at the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 22, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
A 17-year old African American male student of Antioch High School is suspected of opening fire inside the school’s cafeteria on Wednesday, striking two students before turning the gun on himself, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) announced. Don Aaron,...
