Four Killed in Georgia High School Shooting, 14-Year-Old Arrested

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A tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, has left four people dead and nine others injured. On Wednesday, a 14-year-old student named Colt Gray allegedly opened fire on the school campus, claiming the lives of two students and two teachers. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed the deaths and reported that Gray has been taken into custody and will face murder charges as an adult.

 

Local authorities responded swiftly to the incident, with Sheriff Jud Smith describing the attack as "pure evil." The first reports of gunfire at the school, which houses around 1,900 students, were received at approximately 10:20 AM local time. Law enforcement officers, including two school resource officers, arrived at the scene within minutes and quickly confronted the suspect. Sheriff Smith explained, "The subject immediately surrendered. He gave up, got on the ground.

And the officers took him into custody." Despite the rapid response, the motive behind the shooting remains unclear, with officials stating, "We don’t know of any targets at this point."

 

Details surrounding the weapon used and the number of bullets fired have not been disclosed. Sheriff Smith emphasized the complexity of the investigation, noting, "This is going to take multiple days for us to get answers as to what happened and why this happened."

 

The school was placed on lockdown as dozens of police officers arrived on the scene. Students were eventually released to their families after the campus was secured. The horror of the event was vividly described by Alexsandra Romero, a second-year student, who recalled the chaos in her classroom as the shooting unfolded. "I can just remember my hands were shaking," she told the *Atlanta Journal-Constitution*. "I felt bad because everybody was crying, everybody was trying to find their siblings. I can still picture everything, like the blood, the shouting..."

 

The tragedy has drawn reactions from state and national leaders. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp expressed his concern on social media, stating that he was "praying for the safety of those in our classrooms" and directing "all available state resources" to assist in the aftermath. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden also released a statement, mourning the loss of lives to what the President called "more senseless gun violence." He lamented, "What should have been a joyous back-to-school season in Winder, Georgia, has now turned into another horrific reminder of how gun violence continues to tear our communities apart."

 

Vice-President Kamala Harris, speaking at a campaign rally in New Hampshire, condemned the shooting as "a senseless tragedy" and criticized the ongoing threat of gun violence in American schools. "It's just outrageous that every day in our country... that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether their child will come home alive," she said. "It doesn't have to be this way."

 

Attorney General Merrick Garland also offered his condolences, stating, "I'm devastated for the families who have been affected by this terrible tragedy." He confirmed that federal agents are aiding the investigation as the community grapples with the devastating loss.

 

This tragic incident serves as a stark reminder of the persistent and alarming issue of gun violence in the United States, particularly in places where children should feel safe—like their schools. The community of Winder, Georgia, is now left to mourn the lives lost and to seek answers in the face of such senseless violence.

 

Credit: BBC 2024-09-05

 

 

 

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[Tug]

Enough stop the slaughter real gun control laws with background checks……laws with teeth!

[Ralf001]

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Exactly. Let's offer thoughts and prayers and do nothing but ignore.

[Thailand]

Apparently he was interviewed last year by the FBI for threatening to shoot up his school and he denied it was him.

He was supposed to be monitored from that point, another failure by the authorities.

 

RIP the innocents.

[brewsterbudgen]

A 14-year-old with a gun.  Only in the US.  Sadly, not even shocking any more.

[riclag]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

This tragic incident serves as a stark reminder of the persistent and alarming issue of gun violence in the United States, particularly in places where children should feel safe—like their schools. The community of Winder, Georgia, is now left to mourn the lives lost and to seek answers in the face of such senseless violence.

It ain’t the inanimate object in metal.

Its the inanimate brain behind the trigger finger!

 

There is no such thing as “where children  should feel safe”.

Sick minds prey on schools & churches

in the past!

[Dcheech]

56 minutes ago, riclag said:

It ain’t the inanimate object in metal.

Its the inanimate brain behind the trigger finger!

 

Absolutely. Still the fact remains the USA makes absurdly easy for sick minds to get a machine that makes killing so easy.  Of the six people I, in someway knew who have been killed by guns, not one was killed by a criminal. Just sick people that had easy access to a guns. And help from the NRA. One of those people had a restraining order, but police could not confiscate his weapons thanks to laws enacted in my state, with NRA backing.
 

Thanks NRA!