reporting, and now I want to go
to Avery Anna patten, a former
classmate of the shooter, she
received a direct message from
the shooter on Instagram at 9 57
in the morning of the shooting.
Just 16 minutes before Nashville
police received a call about an
active shooter inside the school
and the message from the shooter
that Adriana read and received
raids in part, and I quote I
wanted to tell you first,
because you are the most
beautiful person I've ever seen
and known all my life. My family
doesn't know what I'm about to
do. She continued. One day this
will make more sense have left
more than enough evidence
behind, but something bad is
about to happen. Again these
messages coming just moments
before the shooting began. And
Adriana is with me right now,
everyone, I can only imagine the
shock that you feel and having
received this and in a sense
been been so close to it. What
more can you tell me about these
messages that you received from
the shooter? I'm just shocked
like I just would have never
imagined that that would in that
would add up. You know, I just
it's just still unbelievable. I
mean, it truly is, and I just
just looking at them and you
know you actually received these
from the shooter. I want to tell
you first, because you're the
most beautiful person I've ever
known. I've ever seen and known
in my life. My family doesn't
know what I'm about to do
something bad is about to
happen. I mean, when you receive
the messages in that moment. How
did it even make you feel to get
these messages? I was just like
I got again. I was just like
shocked and initially I was, you
know, trying to comfort her. But
soon as I got it, it was just
like this is strange. Let me
send this to my daddy. I
screenshot to him. I was like do
I call somebody he was like,
yes, and I was like, okay. Who
do I call like? How do I deal
with something like this? Like
so then he was like, call the
suicide prevention. And then
that's when I started that
process of trying to reach out
right? And you did I know calls
suicide prevention. So um, you
know, there was there was also
this one of the messages when
the shooter did not tell you
what was about to happen.
Obviously it was, but something
bad is about to happen and then,
the message said. Head every on
in this this one part one day
this will make more sense. At
this point from what you know,
does any of this make any more
sense to you? I mean, Kenny
really makes sense. Like I mean,
especially just I'm just still
completely mind boggled like
none of this makes sense. Like I
just wouldn't never imagined
this like this is crazy. So
everyone in terms of receiving a
message like this. Obviously we
know the shooter was 28 years
old. You all met in middle
school had you stayed in contact
? I mean, was it was this just
completely out of the blue. You
were trying to remember who this
was, or had you remained in
contact with the shooter. Yes,
she came out and supported me.
I'm a local radio TV personality
here in Nashville. So I host a
lot of like local, um, award not
award shows, but like live like
live hosting live music, right?
Do club postings. I do live
tapings of my TV show. So um,
she definitely was supportive,
most recently at my very first
one. Um at the name him, so I
did, like, see her more more
recently. Um and then I also
seen here at another event. Um
as well. So let me ask you a few
more questions wanted just about
that. The timeline. Obviously
you received this Instagram
message at 9 57. Am by 10 08,
right? I mean, just literally.
You saw it. You sent that
screenshot as you described to
your father. You talked about
it, um, and then you call the
suicide prevention hotline. I
understand if I'm right every
Anna they told you to call the
local deputy 10 13 am you call
the local sheriff's office? They
tell you to call the non
emergency line which you did
immediately. 10 14 1 minute
later you call the Nashville non
emergency line. They said they'd
send someone over at 3 29. So
obviously many hours later,
someone arrives at your home. Of
course. The shooting was at 10
13. Yeah you've done everything
you could. I mean, have you
spoken to investigators since I
have you have. Yes and do you
feel like that? That that you've
been able to give any sense of
this? I mean, they're obviously
at least right now seem to be
struggling to understand any
sort of MM motive for how this
could have happened. Yeah I just
shared the same screenshots that
have shared with you just like
the actual message from
Instagram. Hmm and so say, say,
thank you for the information,
right? Okay so, um, what was the
shooter like? I mean, if I'm
right, I understand you. You
sort of have played basketball
together many years ago, right?
Talking back in middle school.
Obviously, you're saying she
sort of had followed you because
you're a very notable person in
the community. Um what was what
was the shooter like at that
time when you knew her? I mean,
she was very quiet, very, you
know, just shy. Um you know,
with the team we would like, you
know, let them know. Hey we got
your back, you know, like we
would joke and be like, don't
nobody, but nobody tell you too
hard. You know, we got to see
her grow, you know, in her skill
on the court. Um so you know, we
did really good that year. You
know, we went all the way to the
city. So it was a really good
year for us and like
camaraderie, and when we hear
the shooter's parents, saying
the shooter was under a doctor's
care for an emotional disorder,
um again, police have told us
very little except for they say
that the shooter identified as
transgender. Were you aware of
any of this at any any point or
is that all more more recent
than you would know? Yeah,
that's more more. I guess. That
will be more recent. Like I
wasn't really tapped in like
that. Alright well, every and I
really appreciate your taking
the time and sharing this with
me and sharing these text
messages. And I'm sorry. I can
only imagine the shock you're
in. Obviously from this, so you
did absolutely everything
humanly could thank you so much
for talking. Appreciate you less
alright and love to the family,
um, prayers and, you know, just
live to all the families that