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PARENTS RUSH TO SCENE
“The school building has been secured and students who were not involved in the incident have been released to their families,” Knoxville schools superintendent Bob Thomas said on Twitter.
Agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would assist other law enforcement agencies, the bureau’s Nashville office said on Twitter.
Police established a reunification site for families of the students at the baseball field behind the school.
A mother who had been separated from her daughter was waiting near the school and was relieved to receive a text message from the girl that she was safe.
Police work in the area of Austin-East Magnet High School after a reported shooting Monday, April 12, 2021. Authorities say multiple people including a police officer have been shot at the school. (Brianna Paciorka/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP) Brianna Paciorka
Authorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David B. Rausch said at a news conference Monday that police responded to a report of a possible gunman at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville.
He says the officers encountered him in a bathroom and ordered him out but he wouldn t comply. Rausch says that s when he reportedly opened fire, and police fired back.
Palm Beach Co. school police chief lays out safety plans April 12, 2021 at 7:25 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 7:25 PM
Following the shooting at another school in the U.S. on Monday, the police chief of the Palm Beach County school district shared his thoughts on the tragedy and the safety of schools in our area.
One person was killed and an officer was wounded after a
Palm Beach County School Police Chief Frank Kitzerow said this is a reminder that everyone has to be prepared and on guard for potential threats. It s very traumatic, and it just reminds us about the fact that we have to be vigilant, Kitzerow said. There s a reason why we do all these things in Palm Beach County in terms of school safety.
One person dead, officer wounded in shooting confrontation at a Tennessee high school, officials say
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Knoxville police work the scene following a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tenn., Monday, April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Wade Payne) (Copyright 2021)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A student opened fire on officers responding to a report of a possible gunman at a Tennessee high school Monday, and police shot back and killed him, authorities said. The shooting wounded an officer and comes as the community reels from off-campus gun violence that has left three other students dead this year.
Police found the student in a bathroom at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, a city about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Nashville, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David B. Rausch said at a news conference. They ordered the student to come out, but he wouldn t comply, and that s when he reportedly opened fire, Rausch said.