Our city needs to be safe | Knoxville mayor says police presence increasing near Austin-East high
On Friday, police said Stanley Freeman Jr. was shot and killed after leaving Austin-East Magnet High. Now, community leaders are increasing security at the school. Author: Grace King (10News) Updated: 12:43 PM EST February 25, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon said she was devastated to learn about the death of 16-year-old Stanley Freeman Jr. He was an innocent child [leaving] school. School need to be a safe place. Our city needs to be a safe place, she said. As a mom, as a mayor, as someone responsible for public safety: my heart is breaking.
Community leaders agree to safety steps after teen shot to death outside high school
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As the community reels from the shooting death of 16-year-old Austin-East High School student Stanley Freeman Jr., city and county leaders agreed to increase security around the school.
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, Knox County Schools Superintendent Bob Thomas and Knoxville Police Chief Eve Thomas also discussed longer-term solutions when they met Monday to talk about solutions.
They agreed on the following:
Austin-East will receive three additional police school resource officers. This will bring the total number of school resource officers at the school to four. The officers’ focus will remain outside the school, city spokeswoman Kristin Farley said, because the city wants to emphasize that
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Stanley Freeman Jr., 16, was killed Friday while leaving school. His classmate, 15-year-old Justin Taylor, died from a gunshot wound just three weeks earlier.