translated from Spanish: At least one dead and one wounded in high school shooting in the US

At least one man died on Monday and an officer was injured in a high school shooting in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, authorities reported. In a statement, police explained that about 3.15 local time (19.15 GMT) he attended Austin-East Magnet High School for a shootout where an officer was involved. According to preliminary research data, the authorities moved to the site on the information that there was an armed individual at the school, which opened fire as officers approached, causing injuries to one of the law enforcement officers. The note adds that one man, who did not identify, lost his life in this event, while another was arrested waiting for the requisitions to be completed. The wounded policeman was taken to a hospital without being feared for his life. Previously, local media, such as Knox.news, had pointed out that there was a detainee and a police officer, in charge of high school security, among the victims, as they had noted that there were several U.S. has in recent weeks experienced a run of shootings that have led to the country’s president, Joe Biden, recently announcing a series of limited-reaching measures to tackle gun violence and demand that Congress stop tolerating a problem he has described as an “international shame.” According to data provided by Biden four days ago, 106 people are shot daily by gunfire in the U.S., every month there are 53 femicides committed with guns and gun violence “impacts the black and Latino population much more”

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