The Tennessee school shooter who opened fire in a High School cafeteria detailed his anguish and a disturbing theory on the difference between "good" and "bad" criminals in a manifesto now under investigation by police.
Solomon Henderson, 17, shot two fellow students before turning the gun on himself Wednesday at Antioch High School, police said. One of the students Henderson, Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, died from her wounds.
Police confirmed that they were looking into the online writings as part of the investigation, stating that "agencies are examining very concerning on-line writings and social media posts connected to 17-year-old Solomon Henderson as they work to establish the motive" for the shooting.
"I was so miserable. I wanted to kill myself. I just couldn't take anymore. I am a worthless subhuman, a living breathing disgrace. All my (in real life) friends outgrew me act like they didn't f—ing know me. Being me was so f—ing humiliating. That's why I spend all day dissociating," Henderson wrote, according to News Channel 5.
The writings were apparently linked to a social media account connected to Henderson. The manifesto states that Henderson is "ashamed to be Black," has anti-Semitic writings, and includes a flyer from a neo-Nazi white supremacist group that visited Nashville last summer, News Channel 5 reported.
The station reported that Henderson said he was not bullied and did not want to harm law enforcement. The final entry was made Nov. 18. The manifesto also apparently referenced other school shootings, including The Covenant School shooting in Nashville in 2023. The manifesto reportedly included links to other manifestos written by other shooters.
The Daily Mail reported that Henderson also wrote about the differences between "good" and "bad" criminals.
"The difference between good and bad criminals depends on how well they were dressed. It depends on what weapon they used. It depends on their posture, their voice, their plan of attack," The Daily Mail reported. "Even the very worst of criminal acts are forgiven by simply looking good. Or cool. Or interesting in some way."
