US police say teen killed student in Nashville school shooting. gun violence news
Police say a 17-year-old student opened fire in a high school cafeteria in the southern city of Nashville, killing one and wounding two others.
Law enforcement in Nashville, Tennessee, say a 17-year-old suspect shot and killed a high school student before taking his own life.
Two other people were also injured in a shooting on Wednesday at Antioch High School in the southern United States.
“I have been made aware of the incident that occurred at Antioch High School and I am grateful to law enforcement and first responders who responded quickly and continue the investigation,” Governor Bill Lee said in a social media post. “As we wait for 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: Antioch High School shooting under investigation. Three people were injured, including the suspect who shot himself. The reunion location for parents is 3754 M’Boro Pk. Buses will take the students there. pic.twitter.com/G5UypO7neP
– Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) 22 January 2025
Parents were asked not to come to the school, located about 16 kilometers (10 miles) southeast of downtown Nashville. Instead, they were advised to take their loved ones to a nearby medical facility.
Gun violence continues to plague America, exemplified by school shootings.
A database maintained by the Washington Post shows that as of December, there have been 426 school shootings in the US since 1999, when two teenage gunmen opened fire at Columbine High School in Colorado.
He killed 15 people, including himself, in what was the deadliest school shooting up to that time.
There have since been other high-profile school shootings this quarter, including the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut that left 26 people dead, 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 several shots into the school cafeteria before shooting himself in the head. Apart from the teenage girl who was killed in the attack, one student was injured and another suffered a broken 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 began. By the time they reached the area, the shooting had ended and the suspected attacker was dead.
In a statement later, President Donald Trump expressed condolences to the families involved and the survivors.
“The President and his team are monitoring the news from Nashville,” the statement said. “As the details emerge, the White House extends our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those affected by this senseless tragedy and thanks the brave first responders who responded to the incident.”
This is not the first time in recent years that the Nashville area has suffered such a tragedy.
In March 2023, an attacker killed three children, all nine years old, and three adults at a private Christian elementary school called The Covenant 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 efficacy of the measure due to relaxed gun restrictions in the state. .
