The alleged writings of the suspect in the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville shed light on the state of mind and possible motive behind the deadly school shooting.
As Blaze News previously reported, the high school was placed on lockdown around 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday following reports of gunshots being fired inside the building.
“I was so miserable. I wanted to kill myself. I couldn't take it anymore.
The gunman, identified by police as 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, reportedly fired several shots from a handgun in the school cafeteria.
This was announced by the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department. statement Two students were shot. A male student was injured when a bullet grazed his body, but 16-year-old Joselyn Coria Escalante was shot and killed. A third student suffered facial injuries from the fall.
According to the Nashville Metro Police Department, the gunman shot himself in the head.
The suspect allegedly livestreamed the attack from multiple social media platforms, including Kick, which is similar to Twitch.
Kick acknowledged that some of the shooting was livestreamed on the platform, but stressed that the account was “quickly” banned and the content quickly removed.
“Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident,” the company said. statement “There is no place for violence at Kick. We are actively cooperating with law enforcement and are taking all appropriate steps to assist in the investigation.”
WTVF-TV A document allegedly written by Henderson was obtained, giving a glimpse into what he was thinking before the shooting.
He is said to have had a map of the school's layout among his documents. “I was embarrassed to be black,” Henderson wrote.
of The Nashville Banner reported Henderson wrote, “Candace Owens influenced me more than anything else every time she spoke.”
Henderson allegedly posted a flyer from the Goyim Defense Alliance. Anti-Defamation League It describes them as a “small network of violently anti-Semitic provocateurs” with a mission to “drive Jews out of America.”
You can see the GDL poster states He says “every aspect” of the Trump campaign, the Biden administration, and mainstream media is “Jewish.”
Henderson reportedly expressed feeling “miserable” and suicidal for several months.
“I was so miserable. I wanted to commit suicide. I couldn't take it anymore. I feel worthless, subhuman, and I feel ashamed just by being alive,” he wrote in an online comment on Nov. 18. It is said that he wrote it in [in real life] My friends have outgrown me and act like they never knew me. It was so humiliating to be me. That's why I spend all day dissociating. ”
Henderson reportedly said she did not consider herself a victim of bullying.
“Today seems like a good day to die.”
Henderson, an Antioch student, said of his high school, “School is a daycare center. It's impossible to really think, just because someone else has said it before, repeat it ad nauseum elsewhere.” In school, we are taught to wake up early, be silent, sit for long hours, do a job we hate, and repeat.
Henderson is a transgender shooter who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults in a 2023 shooting rampage at Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in Nashville's Green Hills neighborhood. He is believed to have been influenced by other school shooters, including the one responsible for the attack.
Henderson's documents allegedly included a photo of the Covenant School shooter. He reportedly wrote that he did not intend to kill law enforcement officers. His manifesto allegedly contained links to instructions on how to carry out mass killings, ranking targets from easiest to most difficult.
tennessean The 300-page document was published in X and included several photos of Henderson, who reportedly praised Adolf Hitler and shared photos of previous school shootings. There is.
The writer reportedly said he needed to “speed up” his original plan and that his goal was to kill “at least 10 people.”
A post on the Blue Sky account linked to the document reportedly read, “Today seems like a good day to die.”
Nashville Police Chief John Drake acknowledged that there is “material” on the Internet that law enforcement is investigating.
“This is early stage, but we will continue to follow up,” Drake said.
WTVF said police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation.
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