At Nashville High School, a student fatally shoots one student and wounded another

A female student was killed and one was injured in the shooting at Nashville's Antioch High School, police spokesman Don Aaron said in a press conference Wednesday. The male shooter killed himself.

The gunman, a 17-year-old student, fatally shot himself after firing numerous bullets at Antioch High School shortly after 11 a.m. CT, police confirmed in a press conference. The shooter was equipped with a handgun, according to officials.

According to authorities, the shooter shot himself following the event at 11 a.m. local time.

“Antioch High School is on a lockdown due to shots being fired inside the school building. Metro Police are on the scene. The person responsible for shooting is no longer a threat,” the school district said in a statement. “We will be gathering students in the auditorium and will provide information on reunification as soon as possible.”

According to its website, Antioch High School serves around 2,000 students in grades 9–12. The school is located in Nashville's Antioch area, approximately ten miles southeast of downtown.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives have all indicated they are responding.

Gov. Bill Lee said he was briefed on the event and thanked 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 & the school community," he said in a post on X.