By Bill Galluccio
Apr 12, 2021
Authorities are responding to a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Knoxville Police Department said there were multiple victims, including a police a officer. Officials said that a male was pronounced dead at the scene and another was detained for further questioning. Multiple agencies are on the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School. Multiple gunshot victims reported, including a KPD officer. The investigation remains active at this time. Please avoid the area, the department wrote on Twitter.
Officials said that officers responded to a report of an armed individual at the school. As officers approached the suspect, shots were fired. The scene has been secured and investigators are trying to piece together what happened.
On Monday, President Joe Biden called for "peace and calm" following what he called the "tragic" deadly police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis.
According to
Essence, the model, who starred on BET s
Baldwin Hills, passed away in her sleep on Sunday (April 11) at 4:30 a.m. While her cause of death is yet unknown, the outlet reported that it may have been related to her battle with lupus. Gerren was reportedly on dialysis at the time of her death.
Following news of Gerren s passing,
Ray Cunningham, also known as
Misster Ray from VH1’s
Love and Hip-Hop, took to social media to pay tribute to his late friend. “I’ve known @mstaylorxo since 2006, the #BaldwinHills cast was like the little sisters and brothers to #CollegeHill I was sneaking her into parties with me, he captioned a throwback video of the two. She was one of the first people to reach out to me when I shared my alopecia diagnosis and she shared her’s with me. Iu. You will be missed. BET fam Rest well love.
DMX's ex-wife Tashera Simmons turned 50 on Sunday, but instead of celebrating, she was paying tribute to the late rapper she called her “best friend” and “mentor.”