This story has been updated with additional details.
Two teenage students have been killed and one injured after Wednesday’s shooting at Antioch High School in South Nashville, confirmed by Metronashville police.
The shooter, identified as 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, shot two students in a cafeteria at 11:09am, police said. Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was declared dead. The other man suffered grazing wounds.
Adrian Battle, director of Metronashville Public Schools, issued a statement Wednesday evening, saying: My mind is directed at the families of students facing unimaginable losses. We would like to thank the school staff for quickly and heroically following emergency protocols. Preventing potentially further harm and on the rapid and urgent response of the Metro Nashville Police Department and the Nashville Fire Department.
“We have focused on addressing the situation for the time being, but we are committed to understanding how and why this happened and what we can do to prevent such tragedy in the future. It is important to remember that our school has historically been a safe place for learning, friendship and growth. This tragedy obscures the positive experiences of 80,000 students You cannot allow it.”
Antioch High School will be closed for the rest of the week to give students time to grieve, Battle said, and grief counseling will be provided there, and at other schools.
“We are committed to supporting Antioch High School students, staff and families in days and weeks. As we navigate this difficult time together, our Nashville community is here to help our Nashville High School students, staff and families. I’m grateful for the support I have,” she said.
The shooting comes almost two years after three nine-year-old students and three staff members died Contract school In Nashville before police intervened and killed the shooter.
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Wednesday’s shooting renewed grief from lawmakers and lamented a plea to “Common Sense Gun Safety Solutions.”
“As a mother in this community and as a representative of this community, I am saddened to the families, students and staff who are enduring this unimaginable tragedy,” said Nashville Democrat, representing the Antioch area of the state legislature. said Sen. Sherlan Oliver. statement. “My heart was directed at the victims who were shot, their loved ones, and everyone was affected by this terrible act of violence. Children should not feel unsafe at school, and that’s what No family faces the anguish of meaningless losses.”
Other elected officials took part in social media after the shooting.
“He was praying for the victims, their families and the school community,” Gov. Bill Lee said.
Sen. Jeff Jalbro, a Nashville Democrat, called on Congress to “start the work that is necessary to keep your children safe.”
“High school students should be able to go to the cafeteria without fear of being shot,” Jablo said.
Nashville State Sen. John Ray Clemons and Democratic Caucus Speaker of the State Capitol, reiterated Yalbro’s sentiment.
“We will continue to fight for common sense gun safety solutions that protect children and communities from gun violence,” Clemons wrote.
Antioch High School serves approximately 2,200 students who speak 41 languages, offering a STEM program and an international Baccalaureate curriculum. The school bus now integrates students with parents at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital, 3754 Murfreesboro Rd.
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(Cassandra Stephenson and Adam Friedman contributed to this story.)
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