Two die in another school shooting in US

Washington, Jan 23: Two students were killed in a school shooting in Nashville in the American state of Tennessee in yet another grim reminder and manifestation of the country’s runaway gun violence crisis.
Metro Nashville Police Department has said the first call to the 911 emergency number was received of the shooting at 11:09 a.m. on Wednesday. The shooter killed one student and then turned the gun upon himself and died of self-inflicted wounds, the police said.
A third student received a grazing wound.
The police identified the deceased as 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and the shooter as 17-year-old Solomon Henderson.
The school district (@MetroSchools) released a statement on X saying, “Antioch High School is on a lockdown due to shots being fired inside the school building. Metro Police are on the scene. The person responsible for shooting is no longer a threat. We will be gathering students in the auditorium and will provide information on reunification as soon as possible.” (IANS)