The MNPD announced the addition Monday and said it would be effective starting Tuesday, which is the first day back for students following a deadly shooting at the school last week.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the shooter at Antioch High School in Tennessee as 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson.
The board discussed how their decision to pilot the weapon detection system, Evolv, was not taken lightly. The board acknowledged the many concerns and limitations of using them.
Tuesday’s goal, according to the students leading the rally, was to create a space where mental health was prioritized with grief counseling and community building activities.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tuesday was supposed to be the first day Antioch High School students returned to class after two students were shot and killed in the cafeteria. The day before students were set to return, some shared that most of them were not actually going to go to class.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - WSMV4 Investigates is continuing to uncover more information surrounding 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, who police say was responsible for the deadly shooting inside the cafeteria at Antioch High School on Jan. 22.
The records, according to WSMV4, also highlight that the box cutter threat occurred in the cafeteria, the same location as the deadly shooting at Antioch High Schol, which claimed the lives of a 16-year-old girl and Henderson himself.
Gunfire erupted just after 11 a.m. Wednesday at Antioch High School – about 45 minutes southeast of downtown Nashville – when 17-year-old Solomon Henderson “confronted” the victim before firing
Metro Public School leaders are trying to reassure the public after the Antioch High School shooting, but it exposed inadequate safety.
The suspected shooter who killed one student at a high school in Nashville on Tuesday has been identified as a 17-year-old male.
Mayor Freddie O'Connell on Thursday announced a new Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee fund for victims in the Antioch High shooting.