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April 22, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Knox County district attorney has announced that the police officer who shot and killed a student in a Tennessee high school will not face criminal charges.
District Attorney General Charme Allen said Wednesday that she determined Knoxville police Officer Jonathon Clabough was justifiable in fatally shooting 17-year-old Anthony J. Thompson Jr. under Tennessee’s self-defense law.
Allen added that she wouldn’t press any other charges against the three other officers present at the time of the April 12 shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School in the East Tennessee city.
Allen also released various police body camera tapes, surveillance footage, 911 audio and other documents surrounding the shooting.
Knoxville officer who fatally shot teen in high school bathroom won t face charges, DA says
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