Student killed in Nashville high school shooting, gunman dead

A female student was killed, and another student injured, in a shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville on Wednesday morning. The shooter, who was a student at the school, killed himself at the scene before police arrival, Kazinform News Agency reports.

17-year-old student Solomon Henderson, opened fire in the school cafeteria around 11 a.m., according to Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron. Henderson fatally shot Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, and grazed another male student with a bullet before taking his own life.

Police Chief John Drake said Henderson confronted Escalante before the shooting but noted investigators have not found a connection between Henderson and the victims. The motive remains unclear, and authorities reported the attack may have been random.

A third student suffered minor facial injuries during a fall and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Two school resource officers were on campus at the time but were not near the cafeteria when the shooting occurred. The incident ended before they arrived.

The White House has released a statement regarding the incident that says that the President is monitoring the news.

"As details unfold, the White House offers its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those impacted by this senseless tragedy and thank the brave first responders responding to the incident," it reads.

Antioch High School, located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Nashville, has approximately 2,000 students. The shooting at the Antioch High School comes almost two years after a private school shooting, in which 6 people lost their lives.

Earlier, Kazinform News Agency reported that in 2024 record-breaking 83 school shootings occurred in the U.S.