Tennessee school shooter who killed 1, injured another identified as teen student: police

The present deceased gunman accused successful the deadly shooting Wednesday greeting astatine a Nashville, Tennessee, precocious school has been identified.

Metropolitan Nashville constabulary identified 17-year-old Solomon Henderson arsenic the shooter astatine Antioch High School. Henderson, who was an progressive pupil astatine the school, died from a self-inflicted gunshot coiled aft shooting 2 different students.

Joseelin Corea Escalante, 16, was killed successful the shooting and a 17-year-old lad sustained injuries to his limb aft being grazed by a bullet. He has since been treated and released from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, according to police.

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING: 1 KILLED, 1 WOUNDED, TEEN GUNMAN DEAD OF SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT: POLICE

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the shooter astatine Antioch High School successful Tennessee arsenic 17-year-old pupil Solomon Henderson. (Google Maps)

Nashville police said during a quality league that Henderson, who was equipped with a pistol, fired aggregate shots successful the cafeteria of the precocious school. 

His motive has not yet been determined, but investigators are examining what they telephone "very concerning" online writings and societal media posts by the shooter.

The Metro Nashville Police Department said 1 pupil died and different pupil was injured successful the schoolhouse shooting. The gunman besides died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (X/ @MNPDNashville)

Mayor Freddie O'Connell released the pursuing connection successful effect to the deadly shooting:

"As a city, arsenic a community, it is impossibly hard to beryllium present erstwhile again dealing with the devastation of weapon unit successful 1 of our schoolhouse communities. I widen my sincere condolences to each the families impacted.

"Thank you to each the archetypal responders and intelligence wellness officials who responded rapidly to enactment the schools community. As a Metro Schools parent, I can't ideate however hard it indispensable beryllium to person the notification that determination has been this level of unit successful a school.

"We volition proceed to enactment with MNPD and assemblage partners connected advancing nationalist safety. Working with Dr. Battle, successful the days up we volition proceed to wrapper our arms astir this assemblage and stock further ways to connection support." 

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Tennessee State Troopers and Tennessee Office of Homeland Security Special Agents were among agencies who responded to the Antioch High School shooting adjacent Nashville, Tennessee, connected Wednesday. (X/ @TNHighwayPatrol)

White House officials said President Donald Trump and his squad were alert of the incidental and offered "heartfelt thoughts and prayers" to those impacted. They besides thanked "the brave" archetypal responders who responded to the incident.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee besides thanked archetypal responders for however rapidly they arrived astatine the school.

"As we await much information, I articulation Tennesseans successful praying for the victims, their families & the schoolhouse community," Lee said.

Fox News Digitals Greg Norman and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.