Antioch High School shooting: Nashville police investigate at least 2 students shot

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At least two students were injured Wednesday morning at Antioch High School in Nashville when another student allegedly shot them in the school cafeteria, Metro Nashville Police said.

The shooter then shot himself after the incident around 11 a.m. local time, police said.

“Antioch High School is on lockdown due to shots being fired inside the school building. The Metropolitan Police are on the scene. The person responsible for the shooting is no longer a threat,” the school district said in a statement. “We will gather students in the auditorium and will provide information about reunion as soon as possible.”

No details were immediately available about the conditions of the injured students.

Antioch High School is home to approximately 2,000 students in grades 9 through 12, according to its website. The school is located in Nashville’s Antioch neighborhoodabout 10 miles southeast of downtown.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway PatrolTennessee Homeland Security and Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives have said that they also respond.

Three 9-year-old children and three adults were killed at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville in March 2023 when a former student at The Covenant School opened fire before being fatally shot by responding police officers.

CNN’s Dalia Faheid and Rebekah Riess contributed to this report

This is a developing story and will be updated.