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THE teenage Nashville school shooter who killed a girl allegedly produced a manifesto packed full of hate-filled content and was reportedly inspired by other gunmen, cops have said.
Solomon Henderson, 17, opened fire at Antioch High School in Tennessee on Wednesday before turning the weapon on himself.
Cops and state agencies have been probing the rampage and have uncovered details relating to Henderson’s potential motive.
Police revealed they found a 300-page document containing far-right views and hate speech, per The Tennessean.
Cops also said that some of the notes contained anti-Semitic language.
Henderson, a student at the school, allegedly praised previous shooters, including Thomas Crooks, as reported by DailyMail.com.
Crooks opened fire during Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024, leaving the then-presidential candidate with a grazed ear.
Henderson allegedly spoke about wanting to take revenge, according to the police.
He claimed he was “miserable” and described himself as “a worthless subhuman.”
Officials at the SITE Intelligence group revealed Henderson claimed Natalie Samantha Rupnow followed him on social media – the teenager who carried out the deadly shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, as reported by ABC News.
Henderson opened fire inside the cafeteria just after 11am local time on Wednesday.
Cops said he was armed with a pistol, but it’s not known how he managed to get hold of the gun.
Police said Henderson took the bus to school and went to a bathroom before opening fire.
Cops have suggested he may have headed to the bathroom to get his weapon.
Police arrived within two minutes of shots being fired.
Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, was killed, while a boy, 17, was injured.
The injured boy was taken to the hospital but has since been released.
And, a student suffered a fall and suffered an injury to their face.
Cops are probing links Henderson may have had with the two victims.
It’s emerged that the shooting was partially live-streamed on Kick.
A representative for the streaming site confirmed the video was taken down.
“KICK rapidly banned the account and removed the video,” a spokesperson posted on X.
“Violence has no place on KICK. We are actively working with law enforcement and taking all appropriate steps to support their investigation.”
SWAT teams swooped on the school and searched the building.
It’s not fair.
German Corea
They did not find any other shooters or victims.
Escalante’s family have since spoken out following the tragedy that unfolded.
Her dad German Corea told the CBS affiliate WTVF-TV: “It’s not fair.”
Students told how they were fearing for their lives.
“I witnessed it all,” Candace Huff, 18, told WTVF-TV.
“It was insane, it was crazy. I’m at a loss for words.”
Brandi Lemons, a senior, said she was “shaken up.”
She was buying lunch when she heard gunshots.
“Everybody started running and I ran to the left side of the cafeteria,” she told CNN.
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Lemons said Henderson saw her in the corner and she feared she would be killed.
“When I realized that he saw the rest of us still in the corner, I thought that was it,” she said.
“I thought he was going to get us too.”
Dajuan Bernard’s son was upstairs when he heard shots coming from the cafeteria, as reported by the Associated Press.
Bernard confirmed his son was okay.
“We’ve just got to protect the kids, and raise the kids right to prevent them from even doing this,” he said.
Adrienne Battle, the Metro Nashville Public Schools Director, said the shooting marked a “heartbreaking day.”
Around 2,000 students study at the high school.
The shooting unfolded just weeks after Rupnow killed a student and a teacher at the Christian academy in Wisconsin.
