Nashville High School Goes Into Lockdown After Student Opens Fire in Cafeteria, Injuring Two

Two students were shot by another student before turning a gun on himself at Nashville’s Antioch High School on Wednesday, according to police. Police were called to the school at 11 a.m. ET, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The suspected shooter is “no longer a threat,” police said. “Antioch High School is on a lockdown due to shots being fired inside the school building,” a Metro Nashville Police spokesperson said in a statement. “Metro Police are on the scene. The person responsible for shooting is no longer a threat.” The identities of the students have not yet been released.

Two students were shot at Antioch High School Wednesday, Metro Police confirm. Police add the gunman then turned the gun on themselves. The shooting occurred in the cafeteria at the high school. Metro Police say there is no ongoing threat at this time, but Metro Nashville Public Schools confirms the high school is on lockdown and an investigation is underway.

Two people were shot at Antioch High School Wednesday morning, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. The person who opened fire then shot themselves, according to police. It was not immediately clear if anyone was killed by the gunfire. The situation has "been contained," according to a spokesperson from MNPD. The call about the shooting came in at 11:11 a.m. "Three people have been wounded, including the suspect, who shot himself," MNPD said in a post on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.