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Students’ pre-prom gathering turns into deadly nightmare as bullets fly

NEWYou can now hear Fox News articles. A student was killed and four others wounded when gunfire broke out at a Tennessee Park where teens were gathered for a photo session before prom, authorities said. Officers responded to the 900 Block of Key Corner Street – Webb Banks Passive Park, in Brownsville (about 60 miles northeast of Memphis) and found five people with gunshot wounds. A spokesperson for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told Fox News Digital that all five victims were taken by ambulance to a hospital where one of them was later pronounced deceased. Three people are injured in a shooting at ANTIOCH High School in Tennessee. Witnesses say that the park had been crowded with more than 100 students and a number of vehicles for a ‘photo session’ just moments before the incident. According to FOX 13, emergency crews and police arrived within minutes. Officials have not disclosed any information regarding a suspect or motive. “Saturah had a positive attitude and was a hardworking student.” She was full potential and promise, with hopes and plans for her future that will no longer be realized,” the district wrote on Facebook. “We can only wish to lift her family up as they try to work through their profound grief. We mourn the loss of not only a young person, but also a future that was never realized. She will be missed. “Haywood County sheriff Billy Garrett Jr. called the shooting a “senseless tragedy” that disrupted a celebration. “I will dedicate this sheriff’s department and all of our resources to bring justice for the family,” Garrett Jr. said. The teen school shooter who killed one student injured another identified as a teen student: PoliceBrownsville Mayor William D. Rawls also echoed these sentiments and called the shooting “senseless” and “heartbreaking”. “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APP”. I offer my deepest sympathies and prayers to the family and friends of the victim and those who were injured. Please know that I am deeply sorry. We are all grieving with you and stand by you in this difficult time. “The Brownsville Police Department didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comments.

  

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