NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The parents of children killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville are fighting to keep police investigative records a secret, even after many documents were leaked to a conservative media outlet.

The shooter who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults left behind documents that include journals, a suicide note and a memoir, according to court filings. The Covenant School parents have argued that releasing the documents would be traumatic for the families and could inspire copycat attacks.

In an effort to keep them private, the parents of shooter Audrey Hale, a former Covenant student who was killed by police, transferred ownership of the documents to the victims’ families.

In a Tennessee appeals court on Thursday, attorneys for the parents

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