[2][verification needed] The shooting began at 11:09 a.m. when Henderson confronted 16-year-old student Josselin Corea Escalante in the cafeteria and killed her with his handgun.
[1][3] The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department was investigating writings and social media posts connected to Henderson.
[7] A separate 51-page document expressed white supremacist and neo-Nazi beliefs, including hatred towards minority groups.
[4] Police investigators discovered evidence that Henderson and the perpetrator of the Abundant Life Christian School shooting, Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow, were following each other on social media but did not coordinate in their planning of their respective attacks.
[4] Notably, Henderson had been suspended for two days after bringing a box cutter to school and threatening another student.
[10] The White House also released a report saying that President Donald Trump was following the situation and offered his sincerest thoughts and prayers.