Teen shooter, female student killed at Antioch High School in Tennessee: police
School officials say the suspect "is no longer a threat."
ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two students are dead and two more are injured after a shooting in a Tennessee high school's cafeteria Wednesday morning, authorities have confirmed.
Metro Nashville Police were called to the school shortly after 11 a.m. CT at Antioch High School, which has about 2,000 students and is located in a neighborhood of Nashville about 10 miles southeast of downtown.
Police said a 17-year-old boy armed with a pistol fired several shots in the cafeteria. A female student was killed and another had her arm grazed.
The shooter then turned the gun on himself and was fatally wounded, police said.
Another student was taken to an area hospital for an eye injury sustained after the shooting, officials confirmed to Nexstar's WKRN.
Two school resource officers were in the school at the time of the shooting but not in the immediate vicinity of the cafeteria, according to Metro police. The shooting ended before they arrived at the scene.
Brandi Lemons, a student at the school, told WKRN she and her friends "took off running" after hearing gunshots, adding that she helped other students hide from the suspected shooter.
Lemons said she also witnessed the suspected gunman turn the gun on himself.
"I'm in shock," Lemons said. "It was right in front of me."
Shortly after the shooting, Sean Braisted, chief of communications and technology for Metro Nashville Public Schools, said in a statement that Antioch High School was on lockdown "due to shots being fired inside the school building."
Braisted added that the school was "an active crime scene and investigation."
"We will work with the MNPD to provide further updates as they become available."
This photo provided by Metro Nashville Police, emergency personnel gather outside Antioch High School after a shooting incident on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Metro Nashville Police via AP) 
A school bus arrives at a unification site following a shooting at the Antioch High School in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) 
School bus arrives at a unification site following a shooting at at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) 
A school bus arrives at a unification site following a shooting at the Antioch High School in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) 
School buses arrive at a unification site following a shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) 
An ambulance leaves the Antioch High School following a shooting in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) 
People wait as school buses arrive at a unification site following a shooting at the Antioch High School in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Tactical officers were called in to clear the building and stabilize the campus as students were bused to a reunification center.
Officials expect reunification to take "hours." Crews with WKRN found cars seemingly abandoned by family members rushing to reunite with their children.
Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are also reportedly on scene.
School shootings have been top of mind in Nashville. In March 2023, a shooter killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in the city, The Covenant School.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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