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AI weapon detection system at Antioch High School failed to detect gun in Nashville shooting | A district official said the system failed to detect the shooter's handgun because of where cameras were located inside school.


A district official said the system failed to detect the shooter's handgun because of where cameras were located inside school.

Kristi Rainwater kneels in prayer Thursday at Antioch High School.George Walker IV / APMetro Nashville Public Schools Director Adrienne Battle said "there is not one system that is 100% going to capture everything that a person may have on them." Omnilert works by turning security cameras "into life-saving tools, protecting lives while reducing the operational, legal, and social costs of gun violence," its website states. A motive in the shooting is unclear, although Nashville Police Chief John Drake said authorities are looking into "some materials on the internet" believed to be from the shooter, who was identified as Solomon Henderson.

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