1 student killed, 1 injured in shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville; shooter dead

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One student is dead and another is hospitalized with a gunshot wound after a shooting Wednesday at a Nashville high school cafeteria.

The shooter, a 17-year-old student, fatally shot himself after firing multiple shots at Antioch High School just after 1 p.m. 11 CT, police said at a news conference. The shooter was armed with a gun, the authorities say.

A female student suffered a wound to her arm and is in a stable condition in hospital. A male student was also treated for a facial injury but was not shot.

Students were taken to Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital “as they are released from the scene by Metro Police,” the district said in a Facebook update.

“We are asking parents to go to the reunion site at Ascension Saint Thomas. Please do not come to Antioch High School,” officials said.

A SWAT team cleared the school, authorities said.

Tennessee State Troopers, State Homeland Security Special Agents and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are assisting.

Antioch High School is on lockdown while police investigate, the district said.

Gov. Bill Lee said he was briefed on the incident and expressed his gratitude to law enforcement and first responders “who responded quickly and continue to investigate.”

“As we await more information, I join Tennesseans in praying for the victims, their families and the school community,” he said in a post on X.