One killed, police officer hurt in shooting at Knoxville, Tennessee high school

KNOXVILLE: One person was killed at a Knoxville, Tennessee high school on Monday and a police officer was wounded when police confronted an armed suspect.

"He is conscious and in good spirits ... He's going to be OK. I thanked him for putting his life on the line to protect students and staff at the school. He said he'd rather be hurt than anybody else," Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon told CBS News. "Based on the preliminary investigation, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to Austin-East Magnet High School on the report of a male subject who was possibly armed in the school," the police department said on Facebook."Upon approach of the subject, shots were fired. A KPD officer was struck at least one time and transported to the Medical Center with injuries that are not expected to be life-threatening.

Police established a reunification site for families of the students at the baseball field behind the high school.

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