A Tennessee mother now says she wish she had never called the police on her daughter’s boyfriend after the incident ended with an officer fatally shooting him inside a Knoxville, Tennessee high school bathroom.

Anthony J. Thompson Jr., a 17-year-old student at Austin-East Magnet High School, was fatally shot Knoxville police officer on April 12, after his girlfriend’s mother called 911. “Once again, when a Black person is killed, in this case a Black child, the police quickly shape a narrative to justify the death,” said civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing the family.

A officer went to the Perkins’ home to take a statement, and Perkins allegedly informed Thompson in a text message that an officer would be going to the school.

Perkins and Page says they told police Thompson probably wasn’t armed, however, authorities said they were acting on a report that the student was armed when they entered the school. Perkins realized the school was on lockdown after a helicopter was circling above the building.

The incident occurred between Thompson and multiple officers in the school bathroom and the teen ended up fatally shot.

“I am so sorry, and I never meant for anything to happen to him,” Perkins said. “We are mourning, my daughter is grieving the loss of her first love and we also want answers and justice in this case.”

In the days following the shooting, confusion spread about what had actually took place. Initially it was reported that a bullet fired from Thompson’s gun hit an officer, although the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation later clarified that the bullet that hit the officer wasn’t discharged from the student’s gun. TBI says the student did have a gun, which was fired at one point during the struggle and “was followed by law enforcement firing twice.”

Investigators haven’t specified about how many officers were in the bathroom with the 17-year-old during the encounter or about which officer fired their firearm.

Brian Buckmon, the owner of Patton Funeral Home, is planning Thompson’s funeral. ”They want the truth, they want the facts,” Buckmon said referring to the family. “Let them fall where they fall, if there’s accountability deal with it if there’s changes, procedures, and policies that need to happen then by golly do it.”

Adam Willson, the officer was shot in the leg is recovering since having surgery. Officer Brian Baldwin, Lt. Stanley Cash and Officer Jonathon Clabough were identified as having been involved in the shooting. All four officers have been placed on administrative leave.

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon has called for the body camera footage of the shooting to be released.

“We pursued these (body-worn) cameras as another tool to build public trust and to be transparent with the community,” she said. “Transparency also means timely, not six or 18 months later, but as soon after an incident as possible. Every day the video is not released perpetuates rumors and misinformation. Every day that video is not released undermines public trust.”

However, Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen says she has no plans to release the video before the case is investigated. Allen said she will decide whether or not to bring charges against the officer who shot Thompson at the conclusion of the investigation.

Perkins said Thompson’s death comes after a difficult relationship with her daughter.

“She loved him, she really did,” Perkins said. “He was a good kid, he had dreams and goals, but he had some struggles. They both have gone through a lot of things, and as a parent, I felt it was necessary to protect her after I saw things were heading in the wrong direction the last few months.”

Perkins says the teen’s relationship had gotten unhealthy therefore she wanted the teens separated at school, because the pair had gotten into physical altercations before. She says she was upset that the teens were allowed near each other at the school, following her asking the school to keep them separated.

“I tried my best to make sure every measure was taken. It’s hard to keep these teenagers away from each other,” she said.

The mother called Thompson’s death preventable, and gave her condolences to the family. “That child should not be dead…We all want justice for Anthony. He should still be here.”

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