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Teen Gunned Down by Classmate at Tenn. HS

Suspect is in custody; Knoxville's Central HS placed under lockdown

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 21, 2008 1:49 PM CDT
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(AP) – A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute today at a Tennessee high school. Other teens watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor. "This wasn't a shooting that was a random act," a Knoxville policeman said. "It was an individual directing his aggression toward another individual, not the school or the students inside the school."

The shooting happened shortly after 8am at the Central High School cafeteria, a police spokesman said, and the suspected shooter was taken into custody minutes later on a nearby street. The suspect and victim knew each other, said the Knox County School System superintendent, although authorities haven't released the names of the victim or suspect. No other students were injured.  

A student is comforted by her mother outside the school.
A student is comforted by her mother outside the school.   (AP Photo)
A man comforts students at Central High School in Knoxville after a fatal shooting in the school cafeteria.
A man comforts students at Central High School in Knoxville after a fatal shooting in the school cafeteria.   (AP Photo)
Police block the entrance to Central High School after the shooting.
Police block the entrance to Central High School after the shooting.   (AP Photo)
Knoxville police direct traffic at the Central High School campus.
Knoxville police direct traffic at the Central High School campus.   (AP Photo)
A police car stands near the entrance to Central High School in Knoxville.
A police car stands near the entrance to Central High School in Knoxville.   (AP Photo)
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high school • school shooting • Tennessee • cafeteria • shooting • gun violence • Knoxville

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