Sorry, but I don't believe the police who lied & claimed the student shot a cop.
Police arrived at Austin-East after receiving a report that a student was POSSIBLY armed w/ a gun. They found Thompson in a bathroom & struggled with him.
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Police arrived at Austin-East after receiving a report that a student was POSSIBLY armed w/ a gun. They found Thompson in a bathroom & struggled with him.
knoxnews.com/story/news/cri…
TBI Director David Rausch had said Monday that police responded to a report of a possible gunman about 15 minutes before 3:30 p.m. dismissal at the east Knoxville school. Police found the teen, since identified as Thompson, in a bathroom, the TBI said.
Multiple agencies, including Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, converged on site after Knoxville Police Dept tweeted about the shooting shortly before 4pm.
Police ordered the student, who is black, to leave the bathroom but he would not comply, Rausch said.
Police ordered the student, who is black, to leave the bathroom but he would not comply, Rausch said.
'As officers entered the restroom, the subject reportedly fired shots, striking an officer,' said TBI statement about the shooting released Monday.
Police fired twice, & Thompson was shot & killed, the TBI said.
Police fired twice, & Thompson was shot & killed, the TBI said.
On Wednesday, TBI revised its account in a 2nd statement on the shooting, saying student's gun was fired during a struggle with an officer.
'Preliminary examinations indicate bullet that struck the KPD officer was not fired from student's handgun,' TBI statement released said.
'Preliminary examinations indicate bullet that struck the KPD officer was not fired from student's handgun,' TBI statement released said.
The only other gunshots cited in the report were fired by officers. The TBI declined to answer a follow-up question about whether the officer was struck by an officer's bullet.
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District Attorney General Charme Allen has declines to release any videos from the officer-involved shooting at Austin-East.
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