A fourth child survived the Covenant School shooting, an attorney for the parents of Covenant School students said in a passing remark during arguments in court on Monday. He was arguing whether the parents should be allowed to state a claim in having documents related to the shooting released as part of a lawsuit regarding open records.

“At the most basic level, let’s not forget that there was one child that survived, your honor,” ​​Eric Osborne, attorney for the parents, said on Monday. “So, at a minimum, surely those parents, and that child are victims and have the right to come assert this.”

The Epoch Times reviewed press conferences held the day of and surrounding the shooting by officials such as Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) Chief John Drake and found there was no mention of a fourth child being injured or surviving.

“An officer had a wound from cut glass,” Drake said in a press conference on the day of the shooting, responding to a question asking about other injuries. “That is the only other injury that I’m aware of.”

He added “three students who were shot are deceased. Three staff members who were shot are deceased. That’s a total of six victims. And then you have the shooter who was engaged by two of our police officers … and she is deceased, for a total of seven individuals. There are no other gunshot victims, non-lethal, that I’m aware of at present.”

No additional statements from MNPD have ever indicated an additional child who was injured, what their injuries were, or that there was a survivor other than the remaining students and staff.

MNPD confirmed another child was injured during the March 27 shooting, but the source of the injury was unknown.

“There was a child with a minor injury to their shoulder, source of injury unknown,” MNPD Public Affairs Officer Kristin Mumford told The Epoch Times in an email. “They were treated and released.”

An email to Osborne on Monday after his comments was not replied to. Another email sent prior to publication has yet to be responded to, but this story will be updated if needed.

The Epoch Times also reached out to Gov. Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, and state House Speaker Cameron Sexton for comment.