And 14-year-old student opened fire in a secondary school in Winder, Georgia, killing two students and two teachers. Authorities said the young man, currently in custody, will be prosecuted for murder and tried as an adult.
The incident occurred at around 10:20 a.m. (local time), and the attacker was arrested without resistance, after confronting a security officer at the school, according to the sheriff local, Jud Smith.
In addition to the four fatalities, nine people were injured in the attack. Police received several emergency calls before intervening on the scene. The motivation for the shooting has not yet been determined.
The President Joe Biden expressed her pain and urged an end to armed violence in the country, while the vice president Kamala Harris He called the incident a tragedy that should prompt immediate legislative action. Former President Donald Trump, meanwhile, condemned the attacker as a “sick monster.”
This tragic event adds to the long list of shootings in American schools, which fuels the debate on the urgent need for gun control reforms.
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