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Post by Justbec on Sept 4, 2024 17:29:54 GMT
Suspect in custody after shooting at Georgia high school, casualties reported, sheriff saysA local hospital is "treating multiple gunshot wounds," a source told ABC News. By Nicholas Ballasy Published: September 4, 2024 12:41pm A suspect is in custody after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, that occurred on Wednesday and casualties have been reported, according to the Barrow County Sheriff's Office. A local hospital is "treating multiple gunshot wounds," a source told ABC News. Senior Sergio Caldera, 17, said he first heard gunshots inside the school at 11 a.m. "My teacher goes and opens the door to see what’s going on. Another teacher comes running in and tells her to close the door because there’s an active shooter," Caldera said, according to the ABC report. Caldera said that he witnessed someone pounding on the classroom door and shouting "open up!" repeatedly. He heard gunshots and screams after the knocking stopped. "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," Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga., said in a statement on X. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly on-site at the school. justthenews.com/government/local/suspect-custody-after-shooting-georgia-high-school-casualties-reported-sheriff
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Post by glitterbomb on Sept 4, 2024 19:15:45 GMT
Mental health is a real pandemic.
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Post by Justbec on Sept 4, 2024 19:16:48 GMT
Gunman believed to be a 14-year-old in Georgia school shooting that left at least 4 dead, source says
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By John Miller, Nick Valencia, Shawn Nottingham, Dakin Andone and Isabel Rosales, CNN
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The gunman who opened fire Wednesday morning inside Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, is believed to be a 14-year-old boy, a law enforcement source tells CNN.
The source said it is not yet known whether the teen attended that school.
The suspect is alive and in custody, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a post on X.
Four people were killed in the shooting, according to the GBI. Nine others were transported to hospitals with injuries.
Law enforcement sources said earlier approximately 30 people were injured in the shooting. It was unclear how many of those injuries are from gunshot wounds; the information is preliminary and subject to change.
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Video from outside the school showed at least five ambulances and a large law enforcement presence at the campus, and at least one medical helicopter could be seen airlifting a patient from the scene. Footage also showed people gathering on a football field near the school as students appeared to pray.
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All schools in the Barrow County School System, which includes the high school, were placed on lockdown and police were sent out of an abundance of caution to all district high schools, according to the sources, but there are no reports of secondary incidents or scenes.
Some of the critically injured were removed by helicopter, and additional helicopters are on standby.
Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith, in a brief news conference at the scene, said authorities received the call about an active shooter around 9:30 a.m. He would not share the number of casualties, saying only there were “multiple injuries,” but he confirmed one suspect was in custody.
Smith asked for patience, saying the investigation remains “very, very fluid.” He hopes to provide another update around 4 p.m. ET, he said.
Grady Health System – a Level 1 trauma center in Atlanta, about an hour from Winder – received one gunshot wound victim from the incident who was transported by helicopter, a hospital spokesperson told CNN.
A source with knowledge of the situation, who is not authorized to speak to the media, told CNN that Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital in North Georgia received two victims from the shooting. The source said one victim is an adult with a gunshot wound to the stomach currently in surgery and that another is a minor with unspecified injuries.
The Barrow County School System told CNN students have been cleared to leave and parents have been notified to pick them up. Transportation will be provided to students who need it, the district said.
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Post by Justbec on Sept 4, 2024 19:18:04 GMT
glitterbomb, kids play video games that glorify killing and murder. This kid was 14 year old.
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Post by glitterbomb on Sept 5, 2024 16:02:20 GMT
Wow. He probably thought the victims would respawn.
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Post by mrright on Sept 5, 2024 16:23:41 GMT
he being tried as an adult...so why not show his pic?
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Post by Just Me on Sept 5, 2024 16:30:51 GMT
How does a DA decide to prosecute as an adult or juvenile?
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Post by mrright on Sept 5, 2024 16:37:59 GMT
How does a DA decide to prosecute as an adult or juvenile? because govt losers say so |
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Post by Just Me on Sept 5, 2024 16:46:56 GMT
How does a DA decide to prosecute as an adult or juvenile? because govt losers say so |
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Post by mrright on Sept 5, 2024 16:48:59 GMT
because govt losers say so ya? so then who does? |
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Post by Justbec on Sept 5, 2024 17:01:02 GMT
That's good question though, who makes that decision?
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Post by Just Me on Sept 5, 2024 17:13:31 GMT
That's good question though, who makes that decision? |
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Post by Just Me on Sept 5, 2024 23:53:34 GMT
The father of the Georgia school shooting has been arrested and faces an array of charges.
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Post by Justbec on Sept 6, 2024 0:16:20 GMT
I don't know how I feel about that. My father bought both my brothers guns when they were young as in 12 to 15. He taught us all to shoot and proper gun care. So this father bought him a gun. I'm not sure I can get behind charging parents for what a child does unless there is some kind of proof he knew the kid was violent or something.
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Post by Just Me on Sept 6, 2024 0:25:24 GMT
From what I'm hearing, the charges were possible because the FBI had known and interviewed about the boy a year prior to this. Not only that, but the father bought the rifle as a Christmas present AFTER the interview / investigation. So, that allowed for the father to be charged. It's manslaughter, 2 counts of second degree murder (because of the children; not the adults) and 8 counts of child . . . something. I can't remember.
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