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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The Knoxville Police Department said there are multiple gunshot victims, including a KPD officer, after a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School on Monday afternoon.
KPD said officers were called to the school around 3:15 on the report of a male subject who was possibly armed in the school.
When officers approached the male with the gun, shots were fired, according to a press release.
A KPD officer was shot at least once and was taken to UT Medical Center with injuries that are not expected to be life-threatening.
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