Police say a 17-year-old student opened fire in a high school cafeteria in south Nashville, killing one person and wounding two others.
A 17-year-old suspect shot and killed a high school student before taking his own life, law enforcement in Nashville, Tennessee said.
Two others were injured in a shooting at Antioch High School in South America on Wednesday.
“I have been briefed on the incident at Antioch High School and am grateful to the law enforcement agencies and first responders who responded quickly and continue to investigate,” Gov. Bill Lee said on social media. Post. “As we await more information, I join Tennesseans in praying for the victims, their families and the school community.”
Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) spokesman Don Aaron said during a news conference that the injured were being treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
BREAKING: The investigation into the shooting at Antioch High School is ongoing. Three persons, including the accused who shot himself, have been injured. The reunion site for parents is 3754 M’boro Pk. Buses will take the students there. pic.twitter.com/G5UypO7neP
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) January 22, 2025
Parents were told not to come to the school, which is located about 16 kilometers (10 miles) southeast of downtown Nashville. Instead, they were advised to pick up their loved ones at the nearest medical facility.
Gun violence has gripped America, with school shootings a constant example.
As of December, there have been 426 school shootings in the U.S. since 1999, when two teenage gunmen opened fire at Columbine High School in Colorado, according to a database maintained by The Washington Post.
He killed 15 people, including himself, in the deadliest school shooting to date.
Other high-profile school shootings have occurred since the quarter century, including the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that killed 26 people, including 20 children and six staff members.
The MNPD said Wednesday’s attack began at 11:09 a.m. (17:09 GMT). The suspect fired multiple shots into the school cafeteria before shooting himself in the head. Apart from the teenage girl killed in the attack, one student was injured and another was stabbed in the arm.
Police spokesman Aaron said two school resource officers were on the scene but were in a different part of the building when the shooting started. By the time they reached the area, the firing had ended and the suspected assailant was dead.
In a statement afterward, President Donald Trump offered his condolences to the families and friends involved.
The president and his team are monitoring the news out of Nashville, the statement said. “As details emerge, the White House offers its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those affected by this senseless tragedy and thanks the brave first responders who responded to this incident.”
This is not the first time in recent years that the Nashville area has suffered such a tragedy.
In March 2023, an assailant killed three children, all nine years old, and three adults at The Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school.
In response, the Tennessee legislature passed a bill allowing some teachers and staff to carry concealed weapons on public school campuses, although critics questioned the effectiveness of the measure given the state’s lax gun restrictions. picked up
