NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Following a deadly shooting at Antioch High School, the big questions on everyone’s mind is how this could have happened and what security measures were put in place that could have prevented the student from getting a gun into the building.
The Metro Nashville Police Department already confirmed that there were two school resource officers at the school, but according to multiple people on the scene, including MNPD spokesperson and students we spoke to, the school did not have metal detectors in place.
Last winter, all Metro Nashville schools reportedly installed a weapons detection system that is supposed to use artificial intelligence technology as well as security cameras to detect things like handguns once they get pulled. It reportedly cost Metro Nashville Public Schools about $1 million to install the system.
The company that owns the system, Omnilert, said within seconds of a getting pulled, cameras and the company’s AI technology are supposed to recognize that weapon and then set off actions like call police and school security.
“This is a technology that allows an existing safety system, your security cameras, to be turned into a proactive avoidance tool,” said Dave Fraser. “The big advantage of using artificial intelligence over humans is you can do it quite reliably.”
According to MNPD, the shooter, 17-year-old Solomon Henderson went into the bathroom to retrieve his gun and then went into the cafeteria where he confronted 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and another student.
Police said Escalante was shot and the other student was grazed in the arm. Police reported that Henderson then shot himself.
Police said the first shots were fired at 11:09. Just two minutes later, at 11:11 a.m., police were notified of the shooting.
Following the shooting, WSMV4 reached out to both Metro Nashville Public Schools and Omnilert to confirm if Antioch High School used the system on Wednesday. We have not heard back. We are learning to see if that call came from the Omnilert AI system, a student or a teacher.
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