Antioch High School shooting
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| Antioch High School shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of school shootings in the United States | |
| Location | Antioch, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Date | January 22, 2025 11:09 a.m.[1] (CST) |
| Target | Students at Antioch High School |
Attack type | School shooting |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 2 (1 by graze, 1 indirectly) |
| Perpetrator | Solomon Henderson |
| Motive | Under investigation |
On January 22, 2025, a school shooting occurred at Antioch High School in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson opened fire inside the school's cafeteria, killing one student and injuring another before turning the gun on himself.[2]
Background
Antioch High School is a public high school located in Antioch, Tennessee, a neighborhood of Nashville.[2][3] It currently has over 2,100 students[2] enrolled in grades 9–12 and is one of 19 high schools administered by Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools.[3]
Shooting
Prior to the shooting, Henderson went into a school restroom, and is believed to have retrieved a weapon there.[2][4][5] The shooting began when Henderson confronted 16-year-old student Josselin Corea Escalante in the cafeteria and killed her with a handgun.[2][3][5] Henderson then proceeded to shoot and kill himself.[2][3] Two injuries occurred; one caused by being grazed by a bullet[5] and another facial injury following a fall. Both of the injured were students.[2][3][4] 10 shots in total were fired during the shooting.[2] The gun used in the shooting was obtained legally in Arizona in 2022 and had never been reported as stolen.[2] Two school resource officers were in the school building, but were not in the cafeteria at the time of the shooting.[2][3] The shooting was "partially" livestreamed on the service Kick.[2]
Immediate aftermath
Parents were initially sent to a local hospital to reunite with their children.[2] They were later taken to a designated reunification center.[2][3] Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools has given a phone number for parents to call about the shooting.[2]
Perpetrator
17-year-old student Solomon Henderson was identified as the perpetrator.[2][3] The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is investigating writings and social media posts connected to Henderson.[3][5] In the writings, Henderson praised various mass shooters, such as the Christchurch mosque shootings perpetrator Brenton Tarrant,[5] and shared antisemitic and racist views.[2][4][5][6] A 288-page diary attributed to Henderson expressed a desire to kill people and a fear of being caught by authorities.[6] A separate 51-page document expressed white supremacist and neo-Nazi beliefs, including hatred towards minority groups. Henderson described himself as a Black man who was angry at members of his own race.[4] Police investigators discovered evidence that Henderson and the perpetrator of the Abundant Life Christian School shooting, Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow, were following each other on social media.[2][5] Henderson was described as quiet and smart by classmates.[4]
Response
The footage of the shooting was removed from Kick, and the user who streamed it was banned from the service.[2][4]
Governor Bill Lee released a statement condemning the incident. Other state officials and members of the Nashville Public School Board released their own statements regarding the incident.[7]
The White House also released a report saying that president Donald Trump was following the situation and offered his sincerest thoughts and prayers.[8]
References
- ^ Sundby, Alex. "Teen shooter kills student, then himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say". CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Sundby, Alex (January 22, 2025). "Teen shooter kills student, then himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say". CBS News. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hall, Kristin; Loller, Travis; Mattise, Jonathan (January 22, 2025). "Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say". Associated Press. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Patton, Alicia; Owens, Mye; Baird, Brittney (January 22, 2025). "What we know so far about the Antioch school shooter". WKRN. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Shapiro, Emily; Sarnoff, Leah (January 22, 2025). "Nashville school shooting suspect allegedly praised mass shooters, extremist views". ABC News. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Williams, Phil (January 23, 2025). "'I'm slipping.' 288-page diary describes Antioch school shooter's plan to kill 'at least 10 people'". News Channel 5 Nashville. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ West, Emily (January 22, 2025). "Community leaders respond to shooting that left two dead at Antioch High School". News Channel 5 Nashville. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "Tiroteo en escuela de Nashville deja una estudiante muerta". Diario Las Américas (in Spanish). January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.