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In Knoxville, a Black high school contends with a massive rise in teen shootings
Constance Every and a student of Austin-East Magnet High School protest the police shooting of Anthony J. Thompson Jr.
(Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times)
May 2, 2021 3 AM PT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
The Black community that surrounds Austin-East Magnet High School was still mourning its dead four students gunned down this year when the news broke.
Another shooting, this one inside the school.
With Austin-East in lockdown and police with rifles patrolling the halls, it was hours before officials announced that a fifth student had been fatally shot.
For many, this killing was the hardest to take: The shooter was a police officer, and he was Black.
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.