AI weapon detection system at Nashville high school failed to detect gun, official says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An artificial intelligence-powered weapon detection software installed on cameras at Antioch High School failed to pick up the firearm the suspected shooter used in a shooting Wednesday that killed a 16-year-old female student, a Nashville school district official said.
The software, known as Omnilert, is an add-on to the camera network at all Metro Nashville Public Schools campuses. The district invested over $1 million in the software after the school board approved a contract in February 2023.
"In this instance, based on the location of the shooter and the position of the weapon, it did not activate the system," Metro Nashville Public Schools spokesperson Sean Braisted told The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.
The shooting killed Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, and left a 17-year-old wounded after a bullet grazed him. The suspected shooter, Solomon Henderson, 17, then fatally shot himself, according to police.
