At least 4 folks had been shot to dying and 9 others had been injured in a capturing at a highschool within the U.S. state of Georgia on Wednesday.
“Four dead. An additional nine taken to various hospitals with injuries. Suspect in custody and alive. Reports that the suspect has been ‘neutralized’ are inaccurate,” the state bureau of investigation mentioned in a social media submit.
Law enforcement officers in Georgia responded to a capturing at a highschool and there look like victims, authorities mentioned.
Live aerial TV pictures confirmed a number of ambulances exterior of Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
CNN mentioned it witnessed a affected person being loaded right into a medical helicopter that had landed on the faculty.
“At approximately 10:23 a.m., officers from multiple law enforcement agencies and Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched to the high school in reference to a reported active shooting,” the Barrow County Sheriff’s workplace mentioned in an announcement.
A Barrow County Schools spokesperson mentioned the college has been “secured by law enforcement and students are being released.”
“I have directed all available state resources to respond to the incident at Apalachee High School and urge all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp mentioned in an announcement.
“We will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners as we gather information and further respond to this situation,” Kemp added.
In an announcement, the FBI’s Atlanta workplace mentioned: “FBI Atlanta is aware of the current situation at Apalachee High School in Barrow County. Our agents are on scene coordinating with and supporting local law enforcement.”
Apalachee High School has about 1,900 college students, based on information from Georgia schooling officers. It grew to become Barrow County’s second largest public highschool when it opened in 2000, based on the Barrow County School System. It’s named after the Apalachee River on the southern fringe of Barrow County.
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