The fire was opened at a school in Knoxville
Shooting with those killed at a high school in Knoxville, Tennessee. A police officer was among the dead, CNN reports. There are also injured, but information about their condition was not disclosed.
UPDATED: Multiple victims reported in #knoxville school shooting, police say https://t.co/K0NxfUYIoC pic.twitter.com/vgGBMs39Ux
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) April 12, 2021
Police cordoned off the area.
Police in Knoxville, Tennessee, are reporting multiple gunshot victims in a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High Schoolhttps://t.co/3Zf6syXNV0
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 12, 2021
Authorities have not yet officially announced whether a shooter has been detained, but local media say he has been arrested in the case.
ATF and TBI both responding to the Austin-East High School Shooting https://t.co/xs2XuC22k2 via @YouTube
– wvlt (@wvlt) April 12, 2021
“The high school building is secure and all students who have not witnessed the shooting are with their families,” an official said.
#BREAKING The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed TBI agents are responding to the incident at Austin-East High School.https://t.co/MAvfj3gvII
– wvlt (@wvlt) April 12, 2021
Another shooting in the United States came after Democrat President Joe Biden announced measures to tighten firearms control last week.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says there is no longer an active threat after a shooting at a Knoxville, TN school that injured multiple people, @wvlt reports https://t.co/pccqjTwCYA pic.twitter.com/i3DZAW6PoC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 12, 2021
BREAKING: The Knoxville Police Department said there are multiple gunshot victims after a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School on Monday afternoon. || https://t.co/Qv4EtQW0nG pic.twitter.com/uyb7CNAevy
— WBIR Channel 10 (@wbir) April 12, 2021
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