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| Shooting at Tennessee high school: 1 person killed, officer injured | |
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| One person was killed and a police officer wounded in a shooting outside a high school in Knoxville, Tennessee. A person has been arrested and the school evacuated. | |
| A Knoxville PD officer on duty at the Austin-East Magnet High School responded to a report of someone armed on school grounds and was shot. | |
| “One male was pronounced deceased at the scene while another was detained for further investigation,” police said. | |
| Two people were shot – a student and a police officer on duty at the school – the Knoxville News-Sentinel reported citing law enforcement sources, before the official police statement came shortly after 5:30 pm local time. | |
| A "reunification site" for parents and their children has been established by first responders at a baseball field behind the high school, according to police. | A "reunification site" for parents and their children has been established by first responders at a baseball field behind the high school, according to police. |
| Local media is reporting parents are being directed to the area by police officers on the ground. It is also being reported some students are "trickling" out of the school. | Local media is reporting parents are being directed to the area by police officers on the ground. It is also being reported some students are "trickling" out of the school. |
| Superintendent of Knoxville County Schools Bob Thomas appeared to confirm this, tweeting that students "not involved in the incident have been released to their families." | Superintendent of Knoxville County Schools Bob Thomas appeared to confirm this, tweeting that students "not involved in the incident have been released to their families." |
| Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee addressed the shooting at a Monday press conference calling for prayers for victims and their families. | Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee addressed the shooting at a Monday press conference calling for prayers for victims and their families. |
| "Pray for that situation, for the families and victims who might be affected in our state," he said. | "Pray for that situation, for the families and victims who might be affected in our state," he said. |
| Knoxville recently approved $1 million for “violence prevention” efforts, spurred by the deaths of four teens with ties to Austin-East earlier this year. All four were African-American. | |
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