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Two students are dead and one is injured after a shooting at a Tennessee high school cafeteria.
The horror unfolded at Antioch High School at around 11am on Wednesday, with the shooter opening fire on two before turning the gun on himself.
A female student was killed before the 17-year-old shooter turned the gun on himself resulting in his death.
The other injured student was rushed to Vanderbilt University Hospital with a graze wound to her arm but is in a stable condition. No further identifying details have been released.
Police said a fourth student was being treated for an injury to the face, but they were not shot.
Terrifying footage showed the shooting unfold inside the cafeteria, with gunshots and screams echoing through the lunch room.
An unidentified cameraman can be seen edging closer to the scene of the shooting then saying: 'Oh, he shot himself.'
The edge of what appears to be a person lying down on the tiled floor is visible for a moment before the clip ends.
Terrifying video footage shot inside the cafeteria of Antioch High School in Tennessee where a student shot two others before turning the gun on himself
A 12th grade student who survived the ordeal recounted how he turned around to see the hoodie-clad shooter opening fire
The shooter and one of his victims died during the incident while the second victim was transported Vanderbilt University Hospital and is in a stable condition
Buses will be transporting students to 3754 Murfreesboro Pk where their anxious parents have been instructed to meet them
'Antioch High School is on a lockdown due to shots being fired inside the school building. Metro Police are on the scene,' a statement from Metro Nashville Public Schools said.
'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.
'This is an active crime scene and investigation. We will work with the MNPD to provide further updates as they become available.'
A student in the cafeteria at the time of the incident described the terrifying scene.
'People in the cafeteria they use chip bags to make it sound like a gun, but it was repeatedly going off and I turned around and I saw the shooter shooting people I knew,' 12th grade student Ahmadsallah told WZTV.
'The shooter was kind of covered, he had a hoodie on. It was just a rush, it made me want to do something crazy I was trying to run out there and help people but my mind was so cluttered, I didn't know what to do.
'There was a lot of screaming, a lot of terror. People were scared to die, there was running like someone was chasing them, like he was a monster just killing people.
'I feel relieved and safe but I feel bad for the victims who lost their lives,' he added.
The school was placed on lockdown amid the incident but authorities say there is no longer a threat
Metro Nashville Police are pictured outside the school following Wednesday's shooting
A fourth student is also being treated for a face injury but was not shot, police said
Chante Frye, whose daughter is in ninth grade at the school, says she got a text from the youngster to say she'd been locked down inside her classroom.
'But it's almost not surprising because it's getting worse with the fights and the violence at school,' Frye told The Tennessean.
Local lawmaker John Ray Clemmons, whose district includes the school, called the shooting an 'unspeakable tragedy.'
The Metro Nashville Police Department said that the incident is under investigation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said it is also investigating.
Antioch High School caters to around 2,000 students in grades nine through twelve.
Buses will be transporting students to 3754 Murfreesboro Pk where their parents have been instructed to meet them.
Parents needing information regarding reunification can call 615-401-1712.
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