officer-involved high school shootingThe shooting happened at Austin-East Magnet High School in east Knoxville on Monday. Police said a 17-year-old student had a gun inside the school and was fatally shot in a confrontation with officers in a bathroom.
Preliminary examinations indicate the bullet that struck the Knoxville Police Department officer was not fired from the student’s handgun, accoording to the TBI report. The wounded officer was transported to the UT Medical Center with injuries that are not expected to be life threatening.It is unknown which officer shot the student or how many officers or students were in the restroom at the time of the shooting, the report concluded.
"As officers entered the restroom, the subject reportedly fired shots, striking an officer," TBI said in an initial statement. One officer returned fire, striking the suspect, the TBI said. Earlier this week, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon asked that the body camera footage to be released, but that request was denied.
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Cop killed a teen for no reason is what I heard. Why do school cops have guns?