The now-deceased gunman charged in Wednesday morning’s fatal shooting at Nashville, Tennessee, High School has been identified.
Nashville police have identified 17-year-old Solomon Henderson as the shooter at Antioch High School. Henderson, who was an active student at the school, died of self-inflicted wounds after shooting two other students.
Joseelin Corea Escalante, 16, was killed in the shooting and a 17-year-old suffered injuries to his arm after being grazed by a bullet. He has since been treated and released from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, according to police.
TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING: 1 KILLED, 1 WOUNDED, TEEN ASSAULT DEAD OF SELF-INFECT: POLICE
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has identified the shooter at Antioch High School in Tennessee as 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson. (Google maps)
Nashville police said during a news conference that Henderson, who was armed with a handgun, fired multiple shots in the high school cafeteria.
His motive has not yet been determined, but investigators are looking into what they call “very disturbing” online texts and social media posts by the killer.
The Metro Nashville Police Department said one student was killed and another was injured in a school shooting. The attacker also died of self-inflicted wounds. (X/ @MNPDNashville)
Mayor Freddie O’Connell released the following statement in response to the fatal shooting:
“As a city, as a community, it is impossibly difficult to be here again dealing with the devastation of gun violence in one of our school communities. My sincere condolences go out to all the families affected.
“Thank you to all the first responders and mental health officers who responded quickly to support the school community. As a Metro Schools parent, I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to receive notification that this level of violence has occurred in a school.
“We will continue to work with MNPD and community partners to improve public safety. Working with Dr. Battle, in the days ahead we will continue to reach out to this community and share additional ways to provide support.”
Tennessee State Police and special agents from the Tennessee Office of Homeland Security were among the agencies that responded to a shooting at Antioch High School near Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday. (X/ @TNHighwayPatrol)
White House officials said President Donald Trump and his team were aware of the incident and offered “sincere thoughts and prayers” to those affected. They also thanked the “brave” first responders who responded to the incident.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee also thanked first responders for their speed in arriving at the school.
“As we await more information, I join Tennesseans in praying for the victims, their families and the school community,” Lee said.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
