Two people were shot before the shooter turned the gun on themselves at Antioch High School in Nashville, Wednesday, according to officials.
Protestors called for lawmakers to take up gun safety measures, but the Republican supermajority has continually refused to do so.
Online writings linked to the gunman at Nashville, Tennessee's Antioch High School include racist and antisemitic content, photos of a handgun and praise for mass murderers, a report says.
Metro police have assured that the situation within the school is under control. The assailant, a student, shot two others before turning the weapon on themselves
Police say a shooting at a Nashville high school has left one student dead and another woulded. Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron said during a news conference that the 17-year-old gunman later shot and killed himself with a handgun.
Nashville expresses its condolences after Wednesday's fatal shooting at Antioch High. Who was the 16-year-old killed in the cafeteria?
A district official said the system failed to detect the shooter's handgun because of where cameras were in the school.
Middle Tennessee community members told News 2 they have no plans to stop and they will continue to support Antioch High School any way they can.
Mayor Freddie O'Connell on Thursday announced a new Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee fund for victims in the Antioch High shooting.
As students at Antioch High School return to school Tuesday, many gathered outside in protest with signs demanding safer schools for kids.
After a deadly shooting rocked the community and halted classes at Antioch High School for nearly a week, the return of students Tuesday started and ended the same way — with protest.