A mass capturing at Apalachee Excessive College Wednesday in north central Georgia has left 4 folks useless and 9 injured, officers stated.
Apalachee Excessive College, positioned about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta, had college students and college evacuate the constructing and transfer to the varsity’s soccer area, the place many college students huddled in a prayer circle.
The Apalachee Excessive College soccer crew misplaced its house opener 49-7 to Cherokee Bluff Aug. 27. The soccer crew is scheduled to return to the sphere for its fourth sport of the yr in opposition to Monroe Space, however the standing of the sport is unknown.
A number of of the varsity’s soccer rivals and even a neighborhood faculty expressed help and prayers via social media for the Winder, Georgia, highschool within the aftermath of Wednesday’s capturing.
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Apalachee is off to an 0-3 begin to the season within the second yr below the management of head coach Mike Hannock. The crew went winless in Hannock’s first season in 2023 and in 2022. The crew’s final win got here in November 2021, a 34-28 victory over Jackson County within the season finale.
Gunfire broke out on the college simply earlier than 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The suspected shooter is in custody and is believed to be a 14-year-old boy. It is unclear if the suspect is a scholar on the college.
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Legislation enforcement officers examine a capturing at Apalachee Excessive College in Winder, Ga., Sept. 4, 2024. (Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage)
Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith declined to offer particulars in regards to the suspect or victims throughout a short press convention.
“We’re asking on your endurance. … Please allow us to get the information that we want to ensure we get this proper,” Smith advised reporters. “That is going to take a number of days for us to get solutions as to what occurred and why this occurred.”
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College students are evacuated to the soccer stadium after the varsity campus was positioned on lockdown at Apalachee Excessive College in Winder, Ga., Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (WSB through AP)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp advised reporters he has directed all of the assets he can to assist.
“I’ve directed all accessible state assets to reply to the incident at Apalachee Excessive College and urge all Georgians to affix my household in praying for the protection of these in our lecture rooms, each in Barrow County and throughout the state,” Kemp stated.
“We’ll proceed to work with native, state and federal companions as we collect data and additional reply to this case.”
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