Information about school shooting in Georgia in United States appeared in the American media on Wednesday. The incident took place at Apalachee High School in Winder. Emergency services arrived at the scene before 11 a.m. local time.
Initially, it was reported that two people died in the shooting and four others were injured. However, the number of victims and injured is growing – shortly afterwards there was information about four dead and 30 injuredThe Burrow County Sheriff's Office said one of the suspects was taken into custody by police who were dispatched to the scene. Officers are also assisting in the operation agents FBI from Atlanta.
“We are aware of the current situation at the school. Our agents are on scene working with local law enforcement,” the FBI said in a statement.
USA. School shooting. There are victims and wounded
CNN noted that footage from a surveillance camera outside the building captured the presence of several ambulances, and at least one emergency medical helicopter was seen. A source at one of the local hospitals said People with gunshot wounds are brought to the facility.
The students were given permission to leave the school and their parents were notified about the incident and they are supposed to pick up the youngest from the facilityThe school said transportation will be provided for students who have no way to get home.
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp responded to the school shooting. “I call on all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across our state,” he wrote. The White House said the president was also informed about the tragic incident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke on the matter. “I am devastated for the families affected by this a terrible tragedy – he told reporters. Sources say the detained suspect is of school age, but it is not known whether he attended the high school where the attack took place. In connection with the shooting, as a security measure, schools in the area were closed. A section of the road was also cordoned off.
School shooting in the US. They heard the shots, took refuge in the classroom
ABC News reached out to one of the witnesses to the shooting. Sergio Caldera, 17, said he was in chemistry class when the shots rang out. When the teacher in charge of the class opened the door to see what was happening, another teacher immediately ran in and told the class to they barricaded the classroombecause there is a shooter on school grounds.
The teenager added that while he, the other students and the teacher were huddled in the classroom, someone he knocked on the door several times and shouted to open it. When the frantic knocking on the door stopped, the 17-year-old heard more gunshots and screams in the hallway. Later, his class evacuated to the school's soccer field.
A CNN correspondent at the scene said many parents immediately rushed to the school to check on their children. One mother said she was at work when she received a text message about the shooting – her child attends an elementary school nearby. When she heard about the incident, she said – “she dropped everything and rushed to the spot”.