Antioch school shooting: Nashville suspect, 17, posted alt-right paraphernalia, photos from past school shootings

 

Two students were killed, and one was injured when a 17-year-old male student opened fire in the cafeteria of Antioch High School in Nashville on Wednesday morning. The shooter then turned the gun on himself, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.

The suspect, identified as Solomon Henderson, was a student at the school. Nashville Police Chief John Drake stated during a 2:30 p.m. news conference that investigators are examining online materials as part of their inquiry into the shooter’s motives. “As to a motive, we're looking into that,” Drake said. “There are some materials on the internet that we're investigating.”

A 300-page document posted on the social media platform X contains troubling content. It includes numerous selfies of the shooter alongside alt-right symbols, statements opposing “race mixing,” calls for revenge on society, and praise for Adolf Hitler. The document also includes pages of graphic imagery from past school shootings. Social media accounts linked to the document, spread across platforms like X, Kick, and TikTok, heavily featured extremist content, including white nationalist “groyper” themes and violent misogynistic “incel” ideologies.

The document, updated just hours before the attack, revealed the shooter’s intention to kill “at least 10 people” and target a specific elementary school teacher, whose name was not disclosed. A post on the shooter’s Bluesky account that morning ominously read, “Today seems like a good day to die.”

The shooter reportedly livestreamed portions of the attack on multiple platforms, including Kick. Kick later confirmed the livestream and stated the account was quickly banned, and the content was removed. "Violence has no place on Kick," the company said in a statement, adding that it is cooperating with law enforcement and taking steps to aid the investigation.

Chief Drake urged the public to report any alarming behavior or content they encounter. “We believe there’s some material out there, and maybe it was seen,” Drake said. “If someone had said something, perhaps more could have been done.”