April 13, 2021
published at 1:27 AMReuters
Police attend a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, US, on April 12, 2021.
Reuters
One person was killed at a Knoxville, Tennessee, high school on Monday and a police officer was wounded when police confronted an armed suspect.
The incident, which unfolded at about 3.15pm local time at Austin-East Magnet School on the east side of Knoxville, marked the latest in a rash of shootings across the United States since mid-March.
Knoxville police said the officer struck by gunfire was expected to survive.
“He is conscious and in good spirits. . He’s going to be OK. I thanked him for putting his life on the line to protect students and staff at the school. He said he’d rather be hurt than anybody else,” Mayor Indya Kincannon told CBS News.
One killed, police officer hurt in shooting at Knoxville, Tennessee, high school
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