Judge dismisses Anthony Thompson, Jr. lawsuit against KPD
The judge said the four officers were entitled to qualified immunity given the circumstances.
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The judge said the four officers were entitled to qualified immunity given the circumstances.
KPD said its investigation found all four officers did not break any policies or procedures for use of force, saying they handled it "the best way they could."
Anthony Thompson Jr. was shot and killed during a confrontation with four KPD officers in a bathroom at Austin-East High School on April 12, 2021.
No officers will be charged in Knoxville, Tennessee, shooting that left a 17-year-old student dead INSIDER 3 hrs ago aharoun@businessinsider.com (Azmi Haroun) © AP Photo/Wade Payne Knoxville police work the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School Monday, April 12, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn. AP Photo/Wade Payne Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen said no officers will face charges in the April 12 shooting of Anthony J. Thompson Jr. Anthony was a 17-year-old student at Austin-East Magnet High School. Video appears to show the student armed with a gun. Kn...
Knoxville DA says officers will NOT be charged in the shooting death of Anthony Thompson Jr., 17, as she releases bodycam and surveillance footage of the fatal confrontation at Austin-East high school Thompson, a 17-year-old black student, was a junior at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, when he was shot to death by police on April 12 Knoxville District Attorney General Charme Allen said during a press conference that the teen's family had begged her not to release the tapes today The footage was released after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation gave two different v...