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| The first school shooting of 2025. |
So thoughts and prayers return.
Y'all voted for this!
The suspected shooter, identified as Solomon Henderson, 17, was an active student at the school and was found dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake said it was not clear if the shooting was targeted, or if there was a motive behind it.
Metro Nashville Public Schools Director Adrienne Battle called it a "heartbreaking day" for Antioch High, Metro Nashville Police Department, and the greater Nashville community.
The shooter was a student at the high school, Lemons said, but noted she had never spoken with him.
You're not safe in the school, the concert, the hospital, the church, the casino, the bus station, the subway, the light rail train, the buses, the malls, the local big box store, the political rally, the protest rally, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the state buildings, the workplace, the gas station, the family picnic, the food truck rally, the funerals, the birthday parties, the graduations, the wedding, the televised events, the sporting events and many more events that have some terrorist with a firearm. Domestic violence, suicide, racism, culture war inspired, politically motivated and international operative inspired are types of gun violence.
The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Bill Lee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and the U.S. House members were notified of the mass shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee.
The White House said in a statement that it was monitoring the shooting.
"The President and his team are monitoring the news out of Nashville," the statement read. "As details unfold, the White House offers its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those impacted by this senseless tragedy and thank the brave first responders responding to the incident."
Lee offered his condolences to the victims and the community.
"I’ve been briefed on the incident at Antioch High School and am grateful for law enforcement & first responders who responded quickly and continue to investigate," Lee said in a statement. "As we await more information, I join Tennesseans in praying for the victims, their families & the school community."
A female student was killed and another student was injured Wednesday in a shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, authorities said, jarring the community nearly two years after another school massacre sparked a debate for gun reform in Tennessee.
The shooting occurred in Antioch High School shortly after 11 a.m., according to Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron. Authorities said a male student armed with a pistol opened fire in the cafeteria, fatally shot Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, and left another male student with a graze wound.
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| Nashville families return to the status quo of life. Gun violence is a symptom made by man and continued on by incompetent politicians. |
The suspected shooter, identified as Solomon Henderson, 17, was an active student at the school and was found dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake said it was not clear if the shooting was targeted, or if there was a motive behind it.
The police chief said the suspect rode the bus to Antioch High School Wednesday morning before making his way to the cafeteria, where he confronted and fatally shot a fellow student. The shooter fired several rounds before turning the gun on himself, according to Drake.
Drake said an investigation is underway into the shooting, including a variety of leads.
A fourth student was also transported to the hospital for minor facial injuries from a fall.
The shooting comes nearly two years after three 9-year-old students and three adult staff members were killed in a shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. The shooter then was killed by police.
The school's two resource officers were present in the building, but not in the cafeteria at the time of the shooting and were not able to intervene before the shooter turned the gun on himself, Aaron said.
As authorities seek to determine a motive behind the attack, Drake said police are investigating some online "materials."
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| Not this again. |
Metro Nashville Public Schools Director Adrienne Battle called it a "heartbreaking day" for Antioch High, Metro Nashville Police Department, and the greater Nashville community.
"My heart goes out to these families as they face unimaginable loss," she said.
Chante Frye said her daughter, a ninth grader, was in a classroom when she heard the gunshots. She texted her mom that the school was on lockdown.
"It was terrifying," Frye said, as she stood across from the Ascension Saint Thomas Antioch hospital where reunification with students was about to occur. "But it's almost not surprising because it's getting worse with the fights and the violence at school."
Student heard 'big pop' on way to the cafeteria.
Brandi Lemons, 18, a senior at the high school, said she was walking into the cafeteria with other students for lunch when she heard gunshots.
“I heard a big pop and we all turned around and tried to find out what it was, and then three more pops after that and we all took off running to the left side of the cafeteria,” Lemons said.
She said she was about to climb over a milk counter to escape when she saw the shooter walk around a corner toward her. Lemons said he then put the gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger.
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| Aren't you getting tired of these events? |
The shooter was a student at the high school, Lemons said, but noted she had never spoken with him.
Lemons said she ran through the cafeteria’s kitchen and out the school’s back exit, where she called her father from the parking lot to pick her up. She said she and her classmates were all shaken.
“Right now we’re scared and confused,” she said.
The shooting jarred the Nashville community on a cold, clear morning nearly two years after three 9-year-old students and three adult staff members were killed in a shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. The shooter was later killed by police.
It's not the first time a shooting has rocked this particular cross-section of Antioch.
Four people were killed and several were wounded in a mass shooting at a Waffle House along Murfreesboro Pike in 2018. In 2017, one person was killed and six were injured in a mass shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ along Pin Hook Road. Both locations are roughly one mile from Antioch High.
A bullet doesn't care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence. Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers" with a touch of "lock em up."
An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.
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| Josselin Corea Escalante was the young victim of this mass shooting. |
You're not safe in the school, the concert, the hospital, the church, the casino, the bus station, the subway, the light rail train, the buses, the malls, the local big box store, the political rally, the protest rally, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the state buildings, the workplace, the gas station, the family picnic, the food truck rally, the funerals, the birthday parties, the graduations, the wedding, the televised events, the sporting events and many more events that have some terrorist with a firearm. Domestic violence, suicide, racism, culture war inspired, politically motivated and international operative inspired are types of gun violence.
Gun violence is the number one threat in the United States.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is legislators not willing to stop gun violence.
According to the far right : White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assumes the gunmen are Black.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican legislators who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms.
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| Suspect was a 17-year old boy. Expect the far right to demonize, scapegoat and gaslight you into believing gun violence is a product of Black vagrants. |
The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.
21 mass shootings in 2025. In bold means more than once.
- Los Angeles
- Minneapolis
- Jackson, TN
- Boynton Beach, FL
- New Orleans
- Houston
- Washington, DC
- Beaver Falls, PA
- Omaha
- Dubberly, LA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Atlanta
- Tucson
- West Greenwich, RI
- Charlotte
- Lafayette
- Kankakee, IL
- Queens (New York City)
- Dallas
So in closing, expect more (and more).
The website Officer Down is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. We are tracking police violence and school shootings as well.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988 , or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend's social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline's website or the Crisis Text Line's website.
The call number to the White House and US Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the US Secret Service and US Capitol Police.
Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-Semitic or in support of terrorism.
We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.
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