Mother Of Teen Boy Killed By Police At Tennessee High School Files Lawsuit
On Monday, Chanda Robinson, Thompson’s mother and a speech therapist employed by Knox County Schools, and Gralyn Strong, his best friend who reportedly witnessed the boy’s death, filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
The four KPD officers, Lt. Stanley Cash, Officer Brian Baldwin, Officer Jonathan Clabough, and Officer Adam Willson, are now being sued by Robinson and Strong, accused of depriving Anthony Thompson Jr of his civil rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments;
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The complaint names the city of Knoxville, Knox County, the Knox County Board of Education, and the Knoxville police officers involved as defendants; Officers Baldwin, Clabough, Adam Willson, and LT. Cash.
According to the suit, Robinson was questioned at the police station by an agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after the shooting. However, it wasn’t until she demanded to know where Thompson was that she was notified of his passing. The suit states it took two days of calling hospitals to find Anthony’s body.
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon released a statement, calling the shooting incident a tragic day for the family and the city.
“I can say that April 12, 2021, was a tragic day for the Thompson family, our officers, the school system, and our entire city,” Kincannon said. “Anthony Thompson died before reaching his full potential, and my thoughts remain with his family today.”
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