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Investigators recovered a suicide note and further evidence during a search of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale’s home, according to a court document.

Metro Nashville police officers scouring the 28-year-old transgender shooter’s home on the day of the killings discovered the fir, ammunition and a shotgun among 47 items, according to an inventory of the seized property.

Also recovered from the property — which Hale shared with her parents — were more journals, cellphones and laptops, according to the document, which was obtained by The Post.

The revelation comes one day after police revealed that Hale had “considered the actions of other mass murderers” and had left behind a trove of writings.

“In the collective writings by Hale found in her vehicle in the school parking lot, and others later found in the bedroom of her home, she documented, in journals, her planning over a period of months to commit mass murder at the Covenant School,” the Metro Nashville Police Department said Monday.

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The list of items seized by law enforcement in hours after Audrey Hale's attack on Nashville's Covenant Sxhool.
The list of items seized by law enforcement in hours after Audrey Hale’s attack on Nashville’s Covenant School.Criminal Court for Davidson County
The list of items seized by law enforcement in hours after Audrey Hale's attack on Nashville's Covenant Sxhool.
The list of items seized by law enforcement in hours after Audrey Hale’s attack on Nashville’s Covenant School.Criminal Court for Davidson County
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The list of items seized by law enforcement in hours after Audrey Hale's attack on Nashville's Covenant Sxhool.
The list of items seized by law enforcement in hours after Audrey Hale’s attack on Nashville’s Covenant School.Criminal Court for Davidson County
The list of items seized by law enforcement in hours after Audrey Hale's attack on Nashville's Covenant Sxhool.
The list of items seized by law enforcement in hours after Audrey Hale’s attack on Nashville’s Covenant School.Criminal Court for Davidson County
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  Police found more journals, cellphones and laptops in the home, according to the report. Ben Hendren for NY Post Police found more journals, cellphones and laptops in the home, according to the report. Ben Hendren for NY Post

Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake previously said police searched Hale’s family’s home and her vehicle, which was left at the scene. 

He said investigators recovered a manifesto and detailed maps pertaining to Hale’s killing spree. 

Hale, 28, killed three children and three staffers in the March 27 attack at the Covenant private elementary school.


  Nashville shooter Audrey Hale left a suicide note in her home. Linkedin/Audrey Hale Nashville shooter Audrey Hale left a suicide note in her home. Linkedin/Audrey Hale

  Six people were killed in Hale’s rampage at the Covenant School. MNPDNashville/Twitter Six people were killed in Hale’s rampage at the Covenant School. MNPDNashville/Twitter

  A photo of a gun found in Hale’s house released by police after an earlier search on March 27, 2023. MNPDNashville/Twitter A photo of a gun found in Hale’s house released by police after an earlier search on March 27, 2023. MNPDNashville/Twitter

  Another gun found in the house during the prior police raid. MNPDNashville/Twitter Another gun found in the house during the prior police raid. MNPDNashville/Twitter

  The back entrance to Hale’s house after the police raid on March 28, 2023. Ben Hendren for NY Post The back entrance to Hale’s house after the police raid on March 28, 2023. Ben Hendren for NY Post

Her parents, Ron and Norma, previously said they did not approve of guns and had thought their daughter had sold her weapons. Along with the three weapons she used in the attack, another four guns were found during the search of the house last week.

Hale unleashed 152 bullets before she was killed and also left behind a manifesto.

Police previously said Hale had targeted the school, though not the specific victims. Hale also “explored” other locations, including two public schools, before carrying out the Covenant killing spree, officials have previously said.

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Surveillance footage from the exterior of the school showed Hale shooting into the school’s locked side doors and crawling in through the shattered glass.

Hale was then seen stalking through the empty halls of the school as 911 calls poured in.

Police body camera footage shows the team of MNPD officers rushing into the building and confronting the shooter within minutes.


  Surveillance footage of Hale inside of the Covenant School during the shooting. MNPDNashville/Twitter Surveillance footage of Hale inside of the Covenant School during the shooting. MNPDNashville/Twitter


  Police body camera footage of Hale after she was shot by police officers. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Police body camera footage of Hale after she was shot by police officers. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo each fired four rounds, ultimately killing Hale, police said.

Nine-year-olds Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney were killed in the assault, as well as school janitor Mike Hill, substitute teacher Cynthia Peak and headmistress Katherine Koonce, who reportedly ran toward the shooter to try to protect the school.

A local official told The Post that the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit is reviewing Hale’s manifesto. Police are still investigating Hale’s possible motive.

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