Disturbing statements that school shooter Solomon Henderson allegedly posted online moments before he opened fire at Antioch High School offer a terrifying glimpse into his mind.
The alleged 47-page manifesto included a layout of the Tennessee school, along with photos of the weapons he planned to use and his thoughts on why he wanted to commit a shooting.
His final writings came on Nov. 18 — the same day Metro Nashville police received a call indicating a school shooting had occurred at Antioch High School, which they later determined was a hoax, according to News Channel 5 .
'I felt so miserable. I wanted to commit suicide. I just couldn't handle it anymore. I am a worthless subhuman, a living, breathing disgrace,” the 17-year-old gunman allegedly wrote.
'Very mine [in real life] Friends have outgrown me, pretending they didn't know me. Becoming me was so damn humiliating. That's why I spend all day dissociating.'
Much of the rest of the document, which is said to be linked to a social media account linked to Henderson, focuses on his struggles with race and racial issues.
Henderson is said to have said he was “ashamed to be black” before using anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim language. Apparently he even included a flyer for the Goyim Defense League, a neo-Nazi group that visited Nashville this summer.
The manifesto also claims that he was inspired by the likes of Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, Kanye West and even Mr. Beast, and made a collage of other infamous shooters, including The Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale and would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Antioch High School shooter Solomon Henderson reportedly shared a lengthy manifesto online before opening fire at the school Wednesday morning
Henderson shot and killed 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante
Students and family members are pictured in the aftermath walking out of school
'The difference between good and bad criminals depended on how well they were dressed. It depends on what weapon they used. It depends on their attitude, their voice, their plan of attack,” Henderson apparently mused.
“It depends on how they executed it. It depends on their height, their bone structure, their body fat percentage, their hairstyle. It depends who their victim was.
'Even the worst criminal acts can be forgiven simply by looking good. Or cool. Or somehow interesting,” he wrote, before listing his plans to get in better shape.
In a question-and-answer portion of the document, Henderson noted that he did not intend to kill law enforcement officers and did not consider himself a victim of harassment.
'Personally, I can't remember a single instance where I've been bullied, at least not [conventionally]', says the manifesto. “I was bullied in the cultural sense, where everyone is bullied.”
He then shared his thoughts about Antioch High School, just outside Nashville, which has a majority of black and Hispanic students.
“School is a daycare center,” he wrote. 'It's impossible to really think. You say things because other people have said them before, and then repeat them ad nauseum somewhere else.
“At school we learn to get up early, be silent, sit for hours, do tasks you hate and then repeat them.”
His last writings came on November 18 – the same day Metro Nashville police received a call reporting a school shooting had occurred at Antioch High School, which they later determined was a hoax.
Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, was killed in the attack and two others were injured
Henderson reportedly live-streamed his attack. Students and family members are pictured hugging after the shooting
Henderson also claims that the school is run by a Zionist government as he denies the Holocaust.
'Show them what a real school caust looks like. Do it like a martyr,” he encourages, noting, “Killing the 'elites' will not happen without massive bloodshed and the killing of civilians.”
When asked “What do you wish for?”, Henderson also said he wants a “better, neater and cleaner world by eliminating all unwanted things.”
“We must help the Aryans, regardless of their race.”
And under another heading asking, “What's the end goal of all this?”, Henderson allegedly wrote, “We're going to burn this whole world down and rebuild it from the beginning.”
He concludes by saying he intends to 'keep going' [out] A HERO by blowing my brains out with my gun while live streaming it,” and offered advice to other would-be shooters, saying it is “important” to film and photograph your attacks.
'An image shows what we are capable of, a video shows what it will look like, a live stream with a GoPro shows what it feels like.'
Henderson is even said to have included links to other manifestos, a link on how to commit a mass murder with targets ranked by how easy it would be to kill them, as well as photos of a gun, a lock picking kit and cartridges to put in a to load gun. he planned to use in the shooting.
Henderson's manifesto reportedly included a map of the high school and weapons he planned to use in the attack, such as lockpicking tools.
The teen then arrived at the school from the bus on Wednesday and entered a bathroom, where police believe he retrieved a gun.
He was seen wearing a hoodie just after 11 a.m. when he “confronted” 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and fired several rounds from a handgun before turning the gun on himself.
Another student was also injured with an abrasion to her arm and was rushed to Vanderbilt University Hospital in stable condition.
Police also said a fourth boy was treated for a facial injury caused by the commotion, but was not shot, Channel 5 reported.
The teen then arrived at the school from the bus on Wednesday and entered a bathroom, where police believe he retrieved a gun
The teen streamed the shooting online and had written on his X page that he had saved enough money to buy a GoPro camera, “but it was hard to explain to my parents why I needed it, so I don't buy it'. Story reports.
Nashville police have not yet confirmed whether the manifesto posted online was that of the school shooter, but Chief John Drake noted there was material online that police are investigating.
“There are a number of materials on the Internet that we are looking at, that are currently being investigated,” he said, according to The Tennessean.
“We think there is some material, and maybe they were seen,” he continued, adding that if someone “said something, maybe more could have been done.”
