*UPDATE 5:09 PM* Authorities identified 14-year-old Colt Gray as the school shooter and will charge him with murder. He attends the high school. No one has determined the motive.
The shooter surrendered to the school resource officer.
The shooter killed two teachers and two students.
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*UPDATE 2:41 PM* Four dead: “The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed that four people died at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia — approximately 40 miles northeast of Atlanta – and nine others were taken to various hospitals with injuries. The suspect is alive and in custody.”
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Authorities have a suspect in a shooting at Apalachee High School, located 40 miles northeast of Atlanta, in custody.
Reports indicate the shooting left two dead and injured four others. Barrow County Sheriff Judd Smith did not confirm or deny any deaths.
Judd confirmed “multiple injuries.”
The school is located 40 miles northeast of Atlanta.
The school started releasing students to parents and guardians at 11:30AM.
Authorities received their first phone call about an active shooter at 9:30AM:
A release from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said officers from multiple agencies responded at 10:23 a.m. “in reference to a reported active shooting.””At the time of this release, one suspect is in custody. Casualties have been reported, however details on the number or their conditions is not available at this time,” the sheriff’s release stated. “This is an ongoing situation.”The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said on X: “GBI has responded to a shooting @ Apalachee H.S. in Barrow Co. We have agents on site assisting local, state, & federal law enforcement w/ the investigation. One suspect in custody. We urge anyone near the area to stay clear while authorities investigate. More info to follow.”Gov. Brian Kemp said in a post on X he has “directed all available state resources to respond to the incident at Apalachee High School and urge all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state. We will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners as we gather information and further respond to this situation.”
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