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One dead, several people shot in Tennessee high school - KPD
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One dead, several people shot in Tennessee high school - KPD

A police officer is among the gunshot victims.

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Police shot and killed a Knoxville, Tennessee, high school student on Monday after they said he opened fire on them in a campus bathroom, wounding an officer.

"Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 3:15 p.m., the Knoxville Police Department received a report of an individual possibly armed with a gun at Austin-East Magnet High School," said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

"Upon arrival, officers located the individual inside a school restroom. As officers entered the restroom, the subject reportedly fired shots, striking an officer. One officer returned fire.

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"The subject was pronounced dead at the scene and has since been identified as a student. The officer who was shot was transported to a local hospital for treatment."