7 Nashville officers on 'administrative assignment' after Covenant school shooter's writings leaked

Seven Nashville police officers have been placed on “administrative assignment” amid an investigation into the unauthorized release of some writings by the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at a private elementary school in March, authorities said Wednesday.

Earlier this week a conservative commentator released what he said were three images of Audrey Hale’s writings from the day of the March 27 shooting.

The leak alarmed local authorities, who called for an investigation into the situation, and dismayed families closely connected to the Covenant school shooting who have opposed publishing the documents for months.

Don Aaron, spokesperson for the Metro Nashville Police Department, said the officers were placed on administrative assignment to “protect the integrity of the active, progressing investigation.”