Parents of Nashville Shooting Victims Have A Say in Release of Evidence, Rules Judge

Judge I’Ashea L. Myles ruled that the victims’ parents have a say in seeking the release of evidence from the Nashville shooting investigation. In a separate ruling, Myles also allowed a church and its school permission to intervene in the case.

On the evening of May 24, Judge I’Ashea L. Myles of Davidson County Chancery Court ruled that the parents of the Nashville shooting victims have legal standing to intervene. This intervention is allegedly intended to preserve the rights the parents have on behalf of the victims who are minors.

Furthermore, according to Cochrane, Myles has also granted the parents of the Nashville shooting victims permission to intervene in a lawsuit that sought the public release of evidence collected in the ongoing police investigation.

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Fear for Another Nashville Shooting

According to Hutchinson, earlier on May 24, in a separate ruling, Myles also allowed the Covenant Presbyterian Church and its school to intervene in the Nashville shooting case. This is because both the church and the school have enough personal involvement in the outcome of the litigation.

However, during a hearing last May 22, Attorney Eric Osborne, who represents 100 families affected by the Nashville shooting, told Myles that many parents do not want any of the evidence released to the public. This is because the parents allegedly fear that releasing the suspect‘s journals will trigger similar attacks. Nonetheless, Osborne argued that if the parents were prohibited from intervening, it would violate their rights under the Tennessee Constitution.

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