One student is dead and another is wounded after a third student opened fire with a pistol Wednesday at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, police said. The 17-year-old shooter then shot himself and died, according to police.
Police said the suspect fatally shot himself after killing a 16-year-old and wounding a 17-year-old at Antioch High School.
One 16-year-old girl named Josselin Corea Escalante was killed, and two other students were injured. The injured students were taken to Vanderbilt Pediatrics for medical attention. The shooter shot himself and died from the self-inflicted wound.
Officials say two people were shot before the shooter turned the gun on themselves at Antioch High School in Nashville.
Two students are dead and another student was injured after a shooting inside Antioch High School on Wednesday.
Nashville, Tennessee Antioch High School Shooting refers to a school shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee in late January 2025
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