US EditionNashville school shooter who killed 1 student and himself had brandished a box cutter at school
- Seventeen-Year-Old Solomon Henderson fatally shot his classmate Josselin Corea Escalante in Antioch High School's cafeteria on January 22, 2025, before killing himself.
- Henderson was on probation and had previously threatened a student with a box cutter in October 2024; Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill this year to release juvenile records after such incidents.
- Court files and anti-hate analysts reveal Henderson was influenced by harmful online material promoting violence and neo-Nazi ideas, despite expressing shame about his Black identity.
- Police reported that Henderson discharged ten rounds from a 9 mm handgun shortly after walking into the cafeteria; the firearm was purchased in Arizona in 2022 and had not been reported as stolen.
- The shooting prompted public access to Henderson's juvenile records to understand his history and may influence school safety and juvenile transparency policies in Tennessee.
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Nashville school shooter who killed 1 student and himself had brandished a box cutter at school
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville high school student who fatally shot a classmate before killing himself in January was on probation after threatening a student with a box cutter months earlier, according to juvenile court files obtained through an open records request. Solomon Henderson, who was 17 at the time, was charged with carrying a weapon on school property with intent and reckless endangerment with a weapon after a confrontation on O…
School shooter who killed 1 student and himself had brandished a box cutter at school
A Nashville high school student who fatally shot a classmate before killing himself in January was on probation after threatening a student with a box cutter months earlier, according to juvenile court files obtained through an open records request. Solomon Henderson, who was 17 at the time, was charged with carrying a weapon on school property with intent and reckless endangerment with a weapon after a confrontation on Oct. 24, 2024. The victim…
Juvenile court records of Antioch school shooter released
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Records released by Juvenile Court show the Antioch school shooter had been violent at the school months before the shooting occurred. News 2 previously tried to search for answers into the Antioch High School shooter's past, but Metro police said certain laws prevented them from sharing those details. In February, House Majority Leader Rep. William Lamberth (R-Portland) filed a bill that would allow the public to view …
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