Nashville school shooter shared disturbing details online before carrying out shooting

The Nashville school shooter allegedly shared alarming posts on social media before carrying out the attack.

GettyImages-AA004435.jpgA school shooting took place at Nashville Antioch High School. (Stock image). Credit: Siede Preis / Getty

The tragic school shooting occurred around 11:00 AM on Wednesday (January 22) at Nashville’s Antioch High School.

According to Metro Nashville Police, the shooter was identified as 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, CNN reported.

The suspect entered the school cafeteria and opened fire, discharging 10 shots in just 17 seconds with a nine-millimeter pistol. He fatally shot 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante before taking his own life.

Escalante’s father, German Corea, expressed his heartbreak during an interview with WTVF, saying: “Every day I told her how much I loved her.”

Corea said that his late daughter got good grades in school and enjoyed playing soccer, adding: “It’s not fair.” Meanwhile, Escalante’s aunt, Maria Corea, shared: “She was my girl… She was a very calm girl and well-behaved… She was a girl who loved her parents and all her family.”

Metro Nashville Police are investigating the gunman’s motives for the deadly attack.

Alleged online posts reviewed by officials showed Henderson reportedly saying that he “was ashamed to be black.” He also shared antisemitic writings and posted a flyer from the Goyim Defense League, which is a neo-Nazi white supremacy group, The New York Post reported.

“I was so miserable. I wanted to kill myself,” he also allegedly penned at one point. “I just couldn’t take anymore. I am a worthless subhuman, a living breathing disgrace. All my (in real life) friends outgrew me act like they didn’t f***ing know me. Being me was so f***ing humiliating. That’s why I spend all day dissociating,” cited by outlet.

According to The Tennessean, the suspect also allegedly posted statements against “race-mixing” and a desire to “take revenge” on society. It’s alleged that he also praised Adolf Hitler and posted pictures from past school shootings.

NBC News reported that Henderson took to the streaming platform Kick to livestream himself while he was in the school as he prepared for the shooting.

A chilling video shared online shows chaos unfolding in the school, with several gunshots ringing out along with screams of terror.

Before the gunman opened fire, he went to a nearby bathroom and posted pictures on his account, which has since been banned, including one with the caption: “You already failed to stop what’s happening,” News.com.au reported.

Kick has condemned Henderson’s actions in a statement on their X account. “On January 22, an attack occurred in Nashville, Tennessee, and was partially livestreamed. We extend our thoughts to everyone impacted by this event,” they said.

The platform announced that it “rapidly banned the account and removed the video,” adding: “Violence has no place on Kick. We are actively working with law enforcement and taking all appropriate steps to support their investigation.”

Officials have revealed that one unnamed student, a 17-year-old boy, suffered a graze wound to the arm and was treated and released. Another unnamed male student sustained a facial injury but was not shot.

In the aftermath of the shooting, detectives uncovered two documents reportedly created by Henderson on unconventional websites – one spanning 51 pages and the other 288 pages.

These files, along with evidence recovered from Henderson’s residence on Wednesday, are being closely examined by Homicide Unit detectives, the Specialized Investigations Division, and the FBI.

“It is clear that Henderson was significantly influenced by web-based material, especially that found on non-traditional sites that most would find harmful and objectionable. The FBI is working closely with the MNPD in the ideological influences portion of this investigation,” Officials shared.

Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy.