In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, and Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn. said that the Department of Justice needs to open a hate crime investigation into the shooting at The Covenant School.
The pair of congressmen also called it “appalling” that one hasn’t been opened yet.
“Federal law is clear, acts of violence against individuals based on religious affiliation are hate crimes,” Gooden and Ogles wrote in the letter. “The [shooter] was a former student at Covenant school and specifically chose to terrorize this school because of their Christian faith. It is appalling that you have not yet committed to opening a hate crime investigation despite the shooter’s motive being as clear as day,” they wrote.
I am calling on FBI Director Wray and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas to open a federal hate crime investigation into the massacre in Nashville – targeting a Christian school 👇 pic.twitter.com/IvzrJUY2ZH
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) March 28, 2023
A large group of blacks attack a lone White man walking away from them. They quickly surround him and beat him into oblivion. How much time do you think the @FBI spent identifying anyone involved in this hate crime? How about the media coverage? #getawayfromthem pic.twitter.com/4DldICgo9p
— Tom Hennessy (@Tomhennessey69) March 22, 2023
The shooting in Nashville was a hate crime against Christians. Stop protecting the violent marxist democrat shooter and release the manifesto. We deserve to see it. What are you hiding?pic.twitter.com/flsUZQeR1o
— Glockford Files (@GlockfordFiles) March 30, 2023
KENNEDY: "Do you plan on opening a hate crime investigation for the targeting of Christians?"
AG GARLAND: "A motive hasn't been identified…" pic.twitter.com/eVawUyImqP
— ShotGunBonnie (@ShotGun_Bonnie) March 28, 2023