Nashville, Tan. – An artificial intelligence -powered weapons detection software installed on antioch high school cameras failed to lift the firearms used by a suspected shooter in Wednesday shooting, in which Nashwill School District Officer , A 16 -year -old student was killed. Said.
The software, known as omnilert, has an increase in the camera network on the campuses of all Metro Nashville Public Schools. The district invested more than $ 1 million in software after the school board approved an agreement in February 2023.
“In this example, based on the shooter’s location and weapons position, it did not enable the system,” Sean Brestede, a spokesman for the Metro Nash Will Public Schools, told Di Tennessee, part of the USA Today Network.
But after the armed police officers entered the school, the system became active.
The shooting resulted in the death of 16 -year -old Korea Korea Esclanett and a 17 -year -old man was injured when he was shot. According to police, the suspected shooter, Solomon Henderson, 17, then shot himself again.
Authorities are still investigating the shootings.
The Metro Nash Will Police Department John Drake said that the suspected shooter was a student of Anticho Hai and boarded a bus going to a school on Wednesday morning before leaving for the Cafe Teria, where he was encountered and shot Slanet. Drake said that after that he fired several rounds before turning the gun on himself.
‘I am determined to understand how and why it happened’
Adren Beatle, director of the Metro Nash Will Public Schools, said Wednesday that several security measures have been taken in Anticho Hi, including school resource officers, a safe vasteable at the entrance, and weapons detection cameras.
He praised the school staff, including the school resource officers who arrived at the cafeteria from the other part of the building, as soon as the shooting was revealed, replied immediately.
“While we have focused on dealing with the immediate situation, we are determined to understand how and why it happened and to prevent such tragedies in the future,” Jung said in an email statement on Wednesday. What can we do more? ” “It is important to remember that our schools have historically been safe places for learning, friendship and development. We cannot allow this tragedy to cover the positive experiences of 80,000 students.”
The Anticho High School will be closed for the rest of the week. All other district schools will be open this week, and school advisers will be present to provide assistance.
