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A manifesto allegedly written by the student who opened fire at his Tennessee high school has been uncovered, per Daily Mail.
The fatal shooting unfolded at Antioch High School on Wednesday (January 22).
The shooter, identified as Solomon Henderson, 17, reportedly rode the bus to school before he entered a bathroom and retrieved a weapon. Just after 11 am, police said Henderson "confronted" 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante, firing multiple rounds with a pistol before killing himself.
Another student was injured in the shooting and taken to Vanderbilt University Hospital, where they are reportedly in stable condition. A fourth student was also treated for an injury to the face caused during the commotion of the shooting, but they weren't shot.
A 47-page manifesto has been linked to Henderson, who allegedly outlined the layout of his school, shared photos of the weapons, and detailed his thoughts ahead of the shooting.
"I was so miserable. I wanted to kill myself. I just couldn't take anymore. I am a worthless subhuman, a living, breathing disgrace," Henderson allegedly wrote. "All my [in real life] friends outgrew me, act like they didn't f***ing know me. Becoming me was so f***ing humiliating. That's why I spend all day dissociating."
In the manifesto, Henderson allegedly wrote that he was "ashamed to be black" and used anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim rhetoric. Antioch High School has a majority Black and Hispanic student population.
"School is a daycare," Henderson allegedly wrote. "It's impossible for you to actually think. You say things because other people have said it before, then go repeat ad nauseum somewhere else."
"In school, we're taught to wake up early, shut up, sit for long periods of hours, do tasks you hate, then repeat."
The gunman also reportedly detailed what he believed a "good" criminal looked like. He allegedly listed ways he planned to get in better shape before the shooting.
"The difference between good and bad criminals depends on how well they were dressed. It depends on what weapon they used. It depends on their posture, their voice, their plan of attack," Henderson allegedly wrote. "It depends on how they carried it out. It depends on their height, their bone structure, their body fat percentage, their haircut. It depends on who their victim was."
"Even the very worst of criminal acts are forgiven by simply looking good. Or cool. Or interesting in some way."
Nashville police haven't confirmed that the manifesto belonged to the school shooter. Chief John Drake said they were still investigating online materials.
"There are some materials on the Internet that we're looking at, that's under investigation," Drake said in a statement. "We believe there's some materials out there, and maybe they were seen."
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