2024-09-04 23:36:16
Around ten o’clock this morning, a shooting occurred at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia (United States), which is less than an hour from Atlanta. According to local authorities, at least four people were killed and nine people were hospitalized in a local hospital. But the price may rise in the coming hours. A suspect was arrested at the scene. Several American media have announced that the latter will be a young man who is 14 years old. We still do not know if he is a student at this high school.
According to CNNA local hospital is currently receiving patients with gunshot wounds, while a large emergency response, including at least five ambulances and a medical helicopter, has been dispatched to the scene. Local news channels mainly broadcast images showing students and people gathered on a football field near the high school.
FBI on site as reinforcement
The Barrow County School Board, which owns the school, said the students had been evacuated. Parents have been notified to come and get them. Transportation is available for students who need it. The FBI also sends special agents to assist local law enforcement.
Georgia’s Republican Governor, Brian Kemp, mobilized all available state resources to support field relief efforts and called on Georgians to pray for the safety of students across the state.
Told of the tragedy, Joe Biden responded by offering support to families and local government officials. “What should have been a fun back-to-school season in Winder, Georgia, has become another horrific reminder of how gun violence continues to tear communities apart. Ending the epidemic of gun violence is personal to me,” President Joe Biden wrote in a White House statement.
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