Officer Adam Wilson in Serious Condition at UT Medical Center Apr 13, 2021 at 03:56 pm by WGNS
(KNOXVILLE) Knoxville police have not released the name of the student who died after reportedly initiating shots at officers at Austin-East Magnet. 20-year police veteran Adam Wilson, who was the school resource officer at the high school, was hit by shots and underwent surger Monday evening at UT Medical Center. He is reported to be in serious condition.
Around 3:15PM Monday afternoon police received a call that a student was on campus and reportedly armed.
Officers discovered the male in the restroom and called for him to come out. The student refused and allegedly started firing at the officers. One of the bullets hit Officer Wilson. At that point the police returned the fire and hit the student. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The only identity given is that he was a student.
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People gather outside Austin East High School in Knoxville as police work the scene following a shooting at the school on Monday.
An armed student who shot at an officer at a Tennessee high school was killed by return fire, authorities said Monday.
The shooting occurred when police tried to confront the student in a restroom of Austin-East Magnet High School after receiving information he may have been armed, police said. They ordered him to come out, but he refused to comply, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch said at a news conference.
When officers entered, the student fired, hitting one of the officers.
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He attends Vine Middle School, which largely feeds into Austin-East Magnet High School. His older sister was there when the shooting happened.