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The trio were accused in a January 2021 shooting that targeted two students leaving Austin-East High School.

The defense seized on the lack of evidence Wednesday in a Knox County trial for three teens. Prosecutors say they've got other evidence linking the men to the crime.

Ahmad Gatlin, Rashan Jordan and Deondre Davis were juveniles at the time of the attack. They're being tried as adults.

Stanley Freeman Jr., Johnkelian Mathis and Anthony Thompson Jr. of Knoxville lost their lives last year to gun violence.

There are no updates on the investigations into the shooting deaths of Janaria Muhammad Jamarion Gillette or Johnkelian Mathis, a KPD spokesman said.

In the unsolved fatal shootings of four students, a spokesperson said theres no way to determine the number of hours spent on each investigation.

“The vast majority of murders in the United States involve a surprisingly small number of people,” says violence reduction expert Thomas Abt.