Police officer among multiple injured in school shooting in Tennessee
Police at the scene of an active school shooting in the US say multiple people, including an officer, were shot.
The Knoxville Police Department tweeted that authorities were on the scene of the shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School in east Tennessee.
The post said a Knoxville Police Department officer was reported among the victims.
The severity of the injuries is not yet clear.
Bob Thomas, the superintendent of Knox County Schools, tweeted that a shooting had occurred – but the building had been secured.
‘The school building has been secured and students who were not involved in the incident have been released to their families,’ Mr Thomas said.
He added in a separate tweet that authorities were gathering information and about ‘this tragic situation’, and that additional information would be provided later.
Police urged people to avoid the area.
Details remained sketchy and news outlets showed numerous police and emergency vehicles at the scene.
Local 10 News reported that the school had been placed under a ‘hard lockdown’ and that parents were told to go to the back of the campus to pick up their children.
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