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2024-09-05 -Lurid Crime Tales-
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‘An evil thing' - Shooting, casualties confirmed at Ga. high school, one in custody; known wolf student, 14, surrendered
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[WRDW] WINDER, Ga. - Hundreds of law enforcement officers have swarmed Apalachee High School in Barrow County after a shooting injured multiple people.
CBS reported it had confirmed through its sources that two people are dead and possibly four more were injured.
Sheriff Jud Smith wouldn’t comment on that during a news conference just after 1 p.m.
He called it a "very active, ever-fluid" situation, with new information emerging minute by minute.
"It’s very early," he said.
He was clear about one thing, though: "An evil thing" happened at the school, he said.
With roads blocked up to a mile away, panicked parents set out on foot running to the school to check on their kids. They were being reunified around 1 p.m., and the sheriff asked the media to respect their privacy.
The sheriff said he plans to give another update around 4 p.m.
The first call came in at 9:30 a.m., Smith said, and officers and medical personnel from multiple agencies were sent.
One suspect was in custody and casualties were reported as of noon, according to the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office. Casualties could mean either injuries or deaths.
Dozens of ambulances and officers were on the ground at the nearly 2,000-student school about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta., alongside medic helicopters.
CNN reported that a hospital in Winder was receiving patients with gunshot wounds.
At least one person was loaded into the helicopter on a stretcher around 11:20 a.m. The helicopter flew to Grady Memorial Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center.
Then a new helicopter arrived around 12:10 p.m.
At least eight ground ambulances, including ones from other counties, responded, with several leaving the school with lights and sirens on.
A heavily armed group of law enforcement officers were seen in formation entering the building, but they hadn’t come out as of noon. Individual SWAT-type officers could be seen checking around around the perimeter of the building as late as 1 p.m.
The FBI was among the agencies on the scene along with hundreds of law enforcement vehicles from other agencies, including the Georgia State Patrol. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it was involved, as well.
"We urge anyone near the area to stay clear while authorities investigate," GBI said.
The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the matter.
Atlanta schools bolstered security in response to the shooting, Mayor Andre Dickens said. After the shooting was reported, the school was placed on a hard lockdown and students were evacuated. Also on lockdown was a nearby middle school.l
"FBI Atlanta is aware of the current situation at Apalachee High School," Tony Thomas, FBI Atlanta spokesperson said. "Our agents are on scene coordinating with and supporting local law enforcement."
It’s unclear how the gun got into the school. But the district’s code of conduct says it has the ability to conduct screening with handheld metal detectors.
A new law required annual active shooter drills at schools in Georgia, and that may have played a role in authorities’ response. The measure requires every public school to complete an active shooter drill by Oct. 1 of each year. Students are required to participate, although districts can choose to allow parents to opt their children out.
The measure also requires the state Professional Standards Commission to create a school safety and anti-gang license endorsement for teachers and other certified personnel who complete a training program in "multidisciplinary best practices for promoting and preserving safe schools and for identifying and deterring youth gangs."
The measure amended an existing law requiring school safety plans be submitted yearly to not only local law enforcement but also the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
UPDATE:
After a school shooting killed four people and injured others in Barrow County, FBI Atlanta officials say the suspect was previously interviewed for online threats made in 2023.
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“In May 2023, the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center received several anonymous tips about online threats to commit a school shooting at an unidentified location and time. The online threats contained photographs of guns. Within 24 hours, the FBI determined the online post originated in Georgia and the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office referred the information to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for action,” said FBI Atlanta and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in a joint statement. “The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office located a possible subject, a 13-year-old male, and interviewed him and his father. The father stated he had hunting guns in the house, but the subject did not have unsupervised access to them. The subject denied making the threats online.”
FBI Atlanta officials confirm the subject from the 2023 threats is 14-year-old Colt Gray, who is the suspect in Apalachee High School’s deadly shooting.
On Wednesday, hundreds of law enforcement officers swarmed Apalachee High School in Barrow County and took a suspect into custody after a shooting killed four people.
Gray was confronted by a school resource officer, and the teenager immediately got down on the ground and surrendered, authorities said.
Smith said the boy surrendered because it was clear things would not go well for him.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said four people were killed – two students and two teachers – and nine were taken to hospitals with injuries.
The suspect was identified as Gray, a student at the school who’ll be charged as an adult, authorities said.
Meanwhile, CNN reported that law enforcement sources said the school got a phone call warning there would be shootings at five schools and that Apalachee would be the first. Authorities are investigating.
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