The incident happened just after 11 a.m.
The Tennessean reported that 17-year-old Solomon Henderson pulled a pistol and shot Escalante and another student, then shot himself.
The Nashville Metropolitan Police Department said:
The 16-year-old girl who was fatally wounded in the cafeteria of Antioch High School this morning is identified as Josselin Corea Escalante. The 17-year-old shooter who killed himself is identified as Solomon Henderson, who was an active student at Antioch High School.
A 17-year-old boy was also shot but his wounds are not life-threatening.
Police do not know what motivated Henderson to open fire.
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