Everywhere you looked was red, from the balloons and flowers that filled the room at Anthony Thompson Jr.’s funeral to the eyes left bloodshot from crying throughout the day some, for 10 days now.
He must have loved the color. It was the color of the bandanna he wore around his neck as a young boy, accompanying the cowboy hat on his head.
One photo, among the many played on loop before the service Thursday afternoon in Knoxville, showed him dressed head-to-toe in the same shade as he got older. Others showed snapshots of Anthony playing in the snow and alongside teammates on basketball courts and football fields.
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1of6Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, left, arrives at the scene of a shooting at Austin-East High School in Knoxville, Tenn. on Monday, April 12, 2021. (Calvin Mattheis/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)Calvin Mattheis/APShow MoreShow Less
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Who was Tennessee student Anthony J Thompson Jr and how did he die?
Katrina Schollenberger, SEO Reporter
Updated: Apr 15 2021, 8:47 ET
ANTHONY J Thompson Jr was confirmed as the student who was shot by police in Tennessee on April 14, 2021.
Thompson, who was taken to hospital, later died as a result of the incident.
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Who was Tennessee student Anthony J Thompson Jr?
Anthony J Thompson Jr, who was 18-years-old, was a student of Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.
He was fatally shot by police on the afternoon of April 14.
Thompson Jr is one of several students of the high school to have been a victim of a shooting in recent months.