Latest On the School Shooting in Georgia
This morning at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia a suspect opened fire reportedly killing four and wounding an unconfirmed number of others. We are awaiting a 3pmCT press conference for further details.
The suspect was reported to be 14 years-old, but unknown whether they were a student, male or female. They were taken into custody.
The school reportedly received a call this morning warning that there would be shootings at five schools and Apalachee would be the first.
Schools have been gun-free zones for over 30 years per the The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. Of the only three districts in Georgia where qualified teachers are allowed to carry, the Barrow County School System is not one.
UPDATES BELOW:
3:00pmCT — Biden issues a highly-politicized statement. (My response.)
3:32pmCT — Presser now:
LEO and SROs encountered the suspect within minutes of the call
Suspect immediately surrendered to officers — police name Colt Gray, a 14 year-old student, as the perpetrator and say he will be tried as an adult
Four fatalities — two students, two teachers
Nine injured
Police are not identifying the weapon used yet, the number of rounds, or how the killer obtained it
School resource officers saved lives today, of this there is no doubt. Flashback: Harris wants to eliminate them from schools.
Developing …