In Knoxville, a Black high school contends with a massive rise in teen shootings
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...
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