The father of three then directed his attention to the law enforcement member who leaked the photos of the manifesto. “You are a viper,” Leatherwood said.
“You have now allowed this woman who terrorized our family with bullets to be able to now terrorize us with words from the grave,” Leatherwood said. “How could you? What kind of a person does this?”
Leatherwood said that Metro Nashville Police Department had assured him that whoever leaked the images will be arrested and charged with a felony.
“I will commit to praying for you that you will reveal yourself so that justice may be done,” Leatherwood told the person who leaked the images. Repentance is key in the life of a Christian, he added, sharing that he is praying that this individual would “turn from the evil that has been perpetrated on our families and realize the wrong that they have committed.”
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“My earnest hope is they will find renewal in a person called Jesus Christ,” Leatherwood said.
The Covenant School “families are still committed to doing everything we can to make sure that none of the rest of this sees the light of day, because we don’t want our children to someday read this stuff,” Leatherwood said.
Leatherwood said that, to his knowledge, none of The Covenant School families had seen any of the shooter’s writings prior to the pages that were leaked on Monday. Thus, he is unable to confirm whether the images are authentic and directed the media to law enforcement.
“In my mind, whether it is direct images, or whether it’s something that is inspired by what the shooter thought, wrote, or did that day, all of it is reprehensible and none of it should see the light of day,” Leatherwood said.
Alleged Writings From The Covenant School Shooter
Steven Crowder, host of the conservative daily show “Louder with Crowder,” first released the images of the shooter’s alleged manifesto. Nashville Chief of Police John Drake appeared to confirm the pages’ authenticity in a statement on Monday evening.
“I am greatly disturbed by today’s unauthorized release of three pages of writings from the Covenant shooter,” Drake said. “This police department is extremely serious about the investigation to identify the person responsible.”
“This action showed a total disregard for Covenant families, as well as the court system, which has control of the shooter’s journals at the present time due to litigation filed earlier this year,” he added. “It is now pending in Davidson County Chancery Court and the Tennessee Court of Appeals. We are not at liberty to release the journals until the courts rule. Our police department looks forward to the ultimate resolution of the litigation concerning the journals.”
