According to the police, an officer was injured during the shooting

This Monday afternoon there was a shooting at a Tennessee school. According to what was reported by the police to the local press, they report multiple victims, including an officer, although at the moment no death or wounded figure was released.

Dozens of police officers are in the vicinity of the school

Dozens of police officers are in the vicinity of the school

The incident took place at Austin-East Magnet High School, where there are dozens of police officers.

Knoxville police, who have not yet clarified if the victims are injured or if there are any deaths, asked in their messages on social networks that Avoid the shooting area.

The event comes at a time when the debate over weapons in the United States has been fueled, where President Joe Biden announced measures of limited scope to stop the violence and demanded that Congress stop tolerating a problem that he described as an “international disgrace.”

The police asked the neighbors to avoid passing through the area where the shooting took place

The police asked the neighbors to avoid passing through the area where the shooting took place

Two weeks after mass shootings that left 18 dead in Georgia and Colorado, Biden unveiled several initiatives on Thursday to contain gun violence, but acknowledged that he will not be able to do much on his own. if Congress does not stop blocking any attempt to increase control of pistols and rifles.

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