DA Will Not Charge Officer Who Shot Teen In School Bathroom

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The Knox County district attorney said Officer Jonathon Clabough acted in 'self-defense' after 17-year-old Anthony J. Thompson Jr. fired a handgun.

of a Black Tennessee teen inside of his high school’s bathroom after it was determined that the 17-year-old fired a handgun at the officers, giving them a justifiable fear of danger, the district attorney said.

When officers confronted Thompson at the high school, police said Thompson refused to come out of a bathroom stall. While attempting to restrain him, officers said they saw a gun in the front pocket of his hoodie. Thompson’s death prompted public demonstrations and calls for the immediate release of the police body camera footage.

 

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