One student is dead and another is wounded after a third student opened fire and then shot himself at Antioch High School outside of Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, officials said.
“Three people have been wounded, including the suspect, who shot himself,” the Metro Nashville Police Department said.
Metro Nashville Public Schools added that the school is on lockdown “due to shots being fired inside the school building.”
“Metro Police are on the scene. The person responsible for the shooting is no longer a threat,” the district said. “This is an active crime scene and investigation. We will work with the MNPD to provide further updates as they become available.”
The Metro Nashville Police Department said during a press conference that a 17-year-old African American male armed with a pistol fired multiple shots in the cafeteria of the high school.
The gunman shot two female students before shooting and killing himself. The wounded student is in stable condition after a shooting, police said.
The incident happened at 11:09 a.m. local time, police said, and an active shooter call was received by 911 dispatchers at 11:11 a.m.
Police said of the two females who were shot, one is dead, and the other is in stable condition with a graze wound to the arm.
A male student with a facial injury was also being treated, but police said he was not a gunshot victim.
The police department’s homicide division is leading the investigation, and at this time the motive is unknown, as is the origin of the handgun.
At the time of the shooting, police noted, there were two school resource officers inside the building, though they were not in the immediate vicinity of the cafeteria when the shooting happened. By the time the officers arrived in the cafeteria, the shooting had stopped, and the shooter had shot himself.
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Parents are now being told by the district that the reunification site is at the Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital – which is located down the street from the school — and that buses will be taking students there.
Antioch High School is attended by approximately 2,000 students.
The motive for the shooting is unclear.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol said Tennessee State Troopers and Tennessee Office of Homeland Security Special Agents are on scene assisting with the investigation. The ATF Nashville Field Division is responding as well.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Fox News’ Lauren Sennet contributed to this report.
