"Based on the location of the shooter and the position of the weapon, it did not activate the system," a district official told the USA TODAY Network.
Following Wednesday's deadly shooting inside Antioch High School, questions have been raised over security measures taken inside Metro Nashville Public Schools.
An AI gun detection system installed in a Nashville, Tennessee high school couldn’t spot the gun a 17-year-old used to fatally shoot another student and himself earlier this week, according to district officials.
The city of Nashville is grieving the loss of Josselin Corea Escalante, a 16-year-old high school student who was fatally shot at Antioch
The technology system meant to prevent school shootings failed to detect the Antioch High School shooter's gun, an official confirms.
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 suspected shooter who killed one student at a high school in Nashville on Tuesday has been identified as Solomon Henderson, 17.
Nashville police and schools are monitoring social media discussion and concerns Thursday as people speculate if additional schools could be targeted after a 17-year-old student opened fire Wednesday at Antioch High School, killing himself and a 16-year-old girl while injuring another, officials said.
A district official said the system failed to detect the shooter's handgun because of where cameras were in the school.
Law enforcement officials seeking a motive for a shooting at Nashville’s Antioch High School on Wednesday morning are examining alarming social media posts and writings tied to a teenager police say shot and killed a 16-year-old girl.
Police are still investigating the shooting. Metro Nashville Police Department John Drake said the shooter was a student at Antioch High and that he rode the bus to school Wednesday morning before ...
One of the studies shared by the school district with The Post suggested metal detectors disproportionately target students of color, instilling a sense of fear for minority students.