Tennessee
Parents Of Kids Killed By Tennessee School Shooter Hope To Keep Writings Secret
![Parents Of Kids Killed By Tennessee School Shooter Hope To Keep Writings Secret](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/646564b623000032008b0316.jpeg?ops=1200_630)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee parents whose children attend The Covenant School, where a deadly shooting in March took the lives of three 9-year-olds and three adults, filed a motion Wednesday seeking to keep the shooter’s writings from being released to the public.
“The Parents see no good that can come from the release and wish to contend that the writings — which they believe are the dangerous and harmful writings of a mentally-damaged person — should not be released at all,” their filling reads.
Their motion comes just days after more than 60 Tennessee House Republicans called for the writings to be released.
In a Monday letter to Nashville Police Chief John Drake, House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison said the timely release of the records is “critical to understanding the shooter’s behavior and motives” before lawmakers convene for a special session where they are expected to consider a proposal to remove firearms from people judged dangerous to themselves or others.
In addition, three conservative groups had previously filed lawsuits seeking to force Nashville police to turn over the records. The Covenant parents are seeking to intervene in those cases, which were filed by The Tennessee Firearms Association, Star News Digital Media and the National Police Association, a nonprofit that says it works to educate people about how to help police departments.
The groups sued after Nashville police denied their public records requests. Police claimed the writings were protected from release as long as they were part of an open investigation, but they indicated that they would release them at some point.
In late April, police said they were reviewing the writings for public release, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee tweeted that the release was coming “very soon.” A week later, police reversed course, saying that because of the lawsuits they would await the direction of the court.
Since then, the cases have become more complicated. In addition to the Covenant parents, The Covenant School is asking to intervene as well as the church that runs it, Covenant Presbyterian Church.
The Associated Press is one of several groups that have requested the writings but not filed a lawsuit to obtain them.
Police have said the shooter, Audrey Hale, had been planning the massacre for months. Hale fired 152 rounds during the attack before being killed by police. Hale was under a doctor’s care for an undisclosed “emotional disorder,” police said. However, authorities haven’t disclosed a link between that care and the shooting.
The three children who were killed in the shooting were Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. The three adults were Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of the school, custodian Mike Hill, 61, and 61-year-old substitute teacher Cynthia Peak.
Associated Press writers Jonathan Mattise and Kimberlee Kruesi contributed to this report.
![](https://newspub.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np-logo.png)
Tennessee
Photos offer a glimpse of Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee – WBBJ TV
![Photos offer a glimpse of Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee – WBBJ TV](https://www.wbbjtv.com/content/uploads/2024/06/f/u/ap24167439650075-scaled.jpg)
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is underway in Tennessee, bringing tens of thousands of fans to a 700-acre farm campground and concert venue for more than 150 performances this weekend. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone and Pretty Lights are among those headlining the sprawling annual event.
Concertgoers were facing a hot, sunny weekend at the Bonnaroo grounds some 60 miles (97) kilometers southeast of Nashville. The four-day annual festival, which kicked off Thursday, features live music on more than 10 stages. The performances run through the night and into early morning, including sunrise sets.
Post Malone performs during the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Friday, June 14, 2024, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Other performers include Megan Thee Stallion, Cage The Elephant, Maggie Rogers, Melanie Martinez, Khruangbin, Fred again, Cigarettes After Sex, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Diplo and Carly Rae Jepsen.
Bonnaroo debuted on a rural Tennessee farm more than two decades ago. Over the years, it has featured a diverse lineup from Elton John and Jay Z to Paul McCartney, DeadMau5 and Bruce Springsteen. It also features a 24-hour cinema, comedy club, beer festival and theater performers.
Bonnaroo’s annual attendance is around 80,000 people. Some of this year’s acts will be streamed on Hulu.
Find more Tennessee news, click here.
Tennessee
Photos offer a glimpse of Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee
![Photos offer a glimpse of Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee](https://newschannel9.com/resources/media/77363f63-0b9d-4aed-afe2-0db08528c841-large16x9_AP24167439702919.jpg)
MANCHESTER, Tenn. — The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is underway in Tennessee, bringing tens of thousands of fans to a 700-acre farm campground and concert venue for more than 150 performances this weekend.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone and Pretty Lights are among those headlining the sprawling annual event.
Concertgoers were facing a hot, sunny weekend at the Bonnaroo grounds some 60 miles southeast of Nashville.
The four-day annual festival, which kicked off Thursday, features live music on more than 10 stages.
The performances run through the night and into early morning, including sunrise sets.
Other performers include Megan Thee Stallion, Cage The Elephant, Maggie Rogers, Melanie Martinez, Khruangbin, Fred again, Cigarettes After Sex, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Diplo and Carly Rae Jepsen.
Bonnaroo debuted on a rural Tennessee farm more than two decades ago.
Over the years, it has featured a diverse lineup from Elton John and Jay Z to Paul McCartney, DeadMau5 and Bruce Springsteen.
It also features a 24-hour cinema, comedy club, beer festival and theater performers.
Bonnaroo’s annual attendance is around 80,000 people.
Some of this year’s acts will be streamed on Hulu.
With heat indexes projected to approach triple digits, medical crews treated various heat-related conditions while some revelers constructed elaborate canopy and tent combinations for shade; others had their sunscreen confiscated upon entry because of restrictions on full-sized bottles and aerosol cans, The Tennessean reported.
Tennessee
TBI offers reward after Morristown man charged in Bean Station double homicide
![TBI offers reward after Morristown man charged in Bean Station double homicide](https://www.wate.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/06/Aaron-White-TBI-Most-Wanted.png?w=1280)
GRAINGER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A man charged in relation to a double homicide in Bean Station that happened at the end of May was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list on Saturday.
Grainger County Sheriff James Harville confirmed to WATE that Aaron Ethan White, 34, of Morristown was wanted on two counts of criminal homicide in relation to the deaths of Jon Atkins, 49, and Deven McDaniel, 32, who were found dead in Bean Station along Rocky Springs Road on May 25.
White was added to the TBI’s Most Wanted List on Saturday, with a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest. According to the TBI, he should be considered armed and dangerous.
White is 6’2″ tall and around 220 pounds with blue eyes. He is believed to currently have a shaved head and beard.
Although investigators obtained warrants for White on Friday, attempts to locate him have been unsuccessful, the TBI said.
Anyone with information about White’s whereabouts is asked to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
This is a developing story. Download the WATE 6 News app or sign up for our email alerts for updates.
Harville adds that the investigation into the case is ongoing.
-
News1 week ago
Israel used a U.S.-made bomb in a deadly U.N. school strike in Gaza
-
World1 week ago
France to provide Ukraine with its Mirage combat aircraft
-
World1 week ago
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 833
-
News1 week ago
Nonprofit CFO Accused of 'Simply Astonishing' Fraud
-
Politics1 week ago
George Clooney called White House to complain about Biden’s criticism of ICC and defend wife’s work: report
-
Politics1 week ago
Newson, Dem leaders try to negotiate Prop 47 reform off California ballots, as GOP wants to let voters decide
-
World1 week ago
‘Bloody policies’: Bodies of 11 refugees and migrants recovered off Libya
-
Politics1 week ago
Embattled Biden border order loaded with loopholes 'to drive a truck through': critics