ATLANTA: 4 individuals have been killed in a capturing at a Georgia highschool on Wednesday (Sep 4) simply weeks after courses started, and a suspect was taken into custody, regulation enforcement officers mentioned.
The capturing was the primary of the brand new college 12 months in america and served as a stark reminder to college students, lecturers and oldsters of the specter of gun violence in faculties and faculties throughout the nation.
The capturing left 4 useless at Apalachee Excessive Faculty in Winder, Georgia, and 9 individuals have been taken to hospitals with accidents, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation posted on X.
One suspect was in custody, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a press release. CNN, citing an unnamed supply, reported that the suspect was 14 years previous.
“What we see behind us is an evil factor as we speak,” Sheriff Jud Smith mentioned throughout a quick information convention on college grounds.
