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The first in-person Knoxville City Council meeting in over a year was interrupted Tuesday night when the family of Anthony Thompson Jr., a 17-year-old killed by a police officer at
In Knoxville, a Black high school contends with a massive rise in teen shootings Constance Every and a student of Austin-East Magnet High School protest the police shooting of Anthony J. Thompson Jr. (Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times) May 2, 2021 3 AM PT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Black community that surrounds Austin-East Magnet High School was still mourning its dead — four students gunned down this year — when the news broke. Another shooting, this one inside the school. With Austin-East in lockdown and police with rifles patrolling the halls, it was hours before officials ann...
The April 12 police killing of Black teenager Anthony Thompson Jr. inside of a bathroom at Knoxville's Austin-East Magnet High School has sparked a wave of protests throughout the city. Thompson is the school's fifth student to die at the hands of gun violence this year, and many in the Black community say they've reached a boiling point. We go to the frontlines of demonstrations to speak with activists, teachers, and longtime city residents who say they're committed to disrupting the peace in order to call attention to systemic failures plaguing the Black community in Knox...
FBI Knoxville launches new campaign to gather info about recent shootings through Snapchat and Instagram The ads tell teens on social media that they are able to submit tips anonymously by texting (865) 410-0839. Author: Amelia Young (WBIR) Updated: 10:55 PM EST March 5, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Three Austin-East students were shot and killed within three weeks — Justin Taylor, Stanley Freeman Jr. and Janaria Muhammad. Authorities are now bumping up their efforts to find those that are responsible. The Knoxville FBI office is launching a new and unique way t...