{"id":2527789,"date":"2026-01-01T06:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-released-journal-pages-show-covenant-school-shooter-chose-target-because-she-hated-whites-and-christians\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T06:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:40:50","slug":"newly-released-journal-pages-show-covenant-school-shooter-chose-target-because-she-hated-whites-and-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-released-journal-pages-show-covenant-school-shooter-chose-target-because-she-hated-whites-and-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Released Journal Pages Show Covenant School Shooter Chose Target Because She Hated Whites and Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewly-released-journal-pages-show-covenant-school-shooter-chose-target-because-she-hated-whites-and-christians%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2527789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Audrey Elizabeth Hale, who identified as transgender, carried out the March 2023 attack at the Covenant School in Nashville, killing six people (three young students and three teachers) before being shot dead by police about 15 minutes later. Newly released FBI journal entries, reported by media outlets, show the attack was deliberate and that Hale weighed multiple targets, initially considering I.T. Creswell Middle School (which she had attended) but deciding against it in part because she did not wont to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >influence racist white shooters<\/a>&#8221; or harm Black friends and communities. The notes portray racially charged and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-extremism-fueled-by-hatred-for-christian-principles-catholicvote-president\/\" title=\"Pro-Abortion Extremism Fueled By Hatred For Christian Principles: CatholicVote President\">anti-religious sentiments<\/a>, listing Covenant as an attractive target because it was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/east-coast-universities-conduct-anti-racist-audit-in-libraries\/\" title=\"East Coast Universities Conduct \u2018Anti-Racist Audit\u2019 In Libraries\">predominantly white<\/a>&#8221; and tied to Christian beliefs, and include explicit statements of hatred toward religion and white people. The disclosures have provoked strong public and social-media reactions as authorities and commentators examine motive and planning.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Years after the fact, more light has finally been shed on the tragic Covenant School shooting that rocked the country.<\/p>\n<p>Audrey Elizabeth Hale (a woman who tried to identify as a man) killed six people at the Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>And according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/31\/us-news\/trans-killer-audrey-hale-wrote-pros-and-cons-list-before-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, newly released journal entries from the FBI showed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-brought-cameras-into-the-classroom-now-parents-should-demand-schools-keep-them-on\/\" title=\"Covid Brought Cameras Into The Classroom. Now Parents Should Demand Schools Keep Them On\">targeting young children<\/a> at a Christian school was a very deliberate choice.<\/p>\n<p>The new information suggested that Hale was originally thinking of shooting up I.T. Creswell Middle School, a different school she had previously attended.<\/p>\n<p>(She had also attended Covenant for a period of time.)<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The 2021 journal entry, however, noted that Hale ultimately backed out from killing children in the predominantly black student body because she might &ldquo;influence rasist [sic] white shooters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She noted &ldquo;(black people I love)&rdquo; in the entry, per the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Other relevant remarks from Hale&rsquo;s race-obsessed mind regarding I.T. Creswell included: &ldquo;Black community in despair [and] suffering (I don&rsquo;t want to cause that)=don&rsquo;t want to harm them=dread,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Black friends [and] black community will hate me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But her thoughts on Covenant, which she originally described as her second target of choice?<\/p>\n<p>They included racially charged diatribes like believing one of the &ldquo;advantages&rdquo; of shooting up Covenant was that the school was &ldquo;predominately white.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her scribbled notes added &ldquo;white people I hate!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Notebook Released By FBI Belonging To Transgender Covenant School Shooter Audrey Hale Confirms It Was A TARGETED Attack on White Christians.<\/p>\n<p>The notebook contains a list of schools breaking down advantages and disadvantages of each.<\/p>\n<p>COVENANT:<br \/> &ndash; &ldquo;Predominantly white school&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DOjT98zOmh\">pic.twitter.com\/DOjT98zOmh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2006152187752174037?\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another reason Hale listed Covenant as an ideal target was because of its Christian roots.<\/p>\n<p>Hale expounded on how much she &ldquo;hates religion&rdquo; in her journal, underlining each term for emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>The social media response to these latest revelations were swift and damning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xn6Ye3cNh9\">pic.twitter.com\/xn6Ye3cNh9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SonofLiberty357 (@SonofLiberty357) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonofLiberty357\/status\/2006394225059938685?\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hale was ultimately shot dead by police 15 minutes after opening fire on Covenant. 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