Nashville transgender shooter wanted to kill all the 'white kids,' in newly released diary entries

Hale, who was born a white female but identified as male, notoriously slammed white privilege, women, and Christianity in writings prior to the attack. However, the Metro Nashville Police Department in their final report last week said notoriety was Hale's primary motivator.

Published: April 7, 2025 8:08pm

Transgender shooter Audrey Hale, who killed six people in the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, wrote about wanting to kill all the "white kids," according to newly released diary entries.

Hale, who was born a white female but identified as male, notoriously slammed white privilege, women, and Christianity in writings prior to the attack. However, the Metro Nashville Police Department in their final report last week said notoriety was Hale's primary motivator. 

“Being white sucks, but being black is so cool. Black people should rule. White people should fall, every white person who lived and died. I hate you all,” Hale wrote, per the New York Post. “I hate the American people. America is not the land of the free, it’s a land full of idiots. It will only get worse in this country, not near enough gods like me. America and its people all destined to soon be destroyed.”

Hale fatally shot six people at a Christian school in Nashville on March 27, 2023. Three of the victims were elementary aged students. Hale was killed by police shortly after the massacre. 

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