A 17-year-old fatally shot one student, injured two others, and killed himself at Antioch high school on Wednesday

A 17-year-old gunman opened fire in a Nashville-area high school cafeteria on Wednesday, killing one student and wounding two others.

With an investigation underway, here is what we know so far:

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Students at Antioch High School are opening up about the scenes of panic that unfolded inside the building during the shooting; a victim's family is speaking out.

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Details are emerging surrounding the alleged online writings of the gunman at Antioch High School as investigators in Nashville, Tennessee, are looking for a motive.

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the shooter at Antioch High School in Tennessee as 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson.