3rd LD Writethru: 1 killed, 2 injured in U.S. Tennessee school, shooter dead


HOUSTON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- A student was killed while another two injured during a high school shooting Wednesday morning in Nashville, the capital city of southern U.S. state of Tennessee, the Metro Nashville Police Department said.

The shooter, a 17-year-old student armed with a pistol, opened fire in the cafeteria of the Antioch High School around 11 a.m. local time and then fatally shot himself, the police said at a news conference.

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