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’Evil thing’: At least 4 dead in school shooting

At least four people are reported to have died and scores are injured after a school shooting near Atlanta in the US

’Evil thing’: At least 4 dead in school shooting

At least four people have died and potentially scores injured at shooting at a school in the US, just one day after the start of the school year.

Police and ambulances rushed to a high school in Georgia on Wednesday (US time) after reports of an active shooter.

A 14-year-old suspect is in custody “and alive,” said the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI).

The incident occurred at Apalachee High School in the town of Winder, in Barrow County 80km east of Atlanta, at 9.30am local time (11.30pm AEST), police said.

The GBI confirmed four deaths with nine others taken to various hospitals but there are some reports that has many as 30 people were injured in the melee, not all from gunshots.

“We cannot continue to accept this as normal,” said US President Joe Biden.

 

Students gathered at a football pitch outside the school. Picture: ANF.
Students gathered at a football pitch outside the school. Picture: ANF.


‘Someone’s dead, mum’

Students have said they heard “screams” and were told to shelter in classrooms as the horror incident unfolded.

Mum Erin Clark said she received a text from her son Ethan Haney stating: “school shooting rn, (right now). I’m scared. I’m not joking”.Her son followed that up with “I love you” and after that with “someone’s dead”.

Ms Clark told CNN that her son heard up to nine shots before his classroom door was closed. Students blocked the door with chairs and tables.

Ethan made it out “OK,” his mum said on social media.

 

Distressing texts from Ethan Haney to his mum Erin. Picture: Erin Clarke: Facebook.
Distressing texts from Ethan Haney to his mum Erin. Picture: Erin Clarke: Facebook.

Ethan made out of the school. Picture: Erin Clarke: Facebook.
Ethan made out of the school. Picture: Erin Clarke: Facebook.

 

Talking to the US’ ABC News student Sergio Caldera, 17, said he was in chemistry class when he heard gunshots.

“My teacher goes and opens the door to see what’s going on. Another teacher comes running in and tells her to close the door because there’s an active shooter,” Caldera said.

The student said they heard screams from outside as they “huddled up”.

Images from Winder showed students coming together in a circle on a nearby football field after they evacuated the school.

 

Students huddle together on football field after the shooting. Picture: ABC News.
Students huddle together on football field after the shooting. Picture: ABC News.

‘An evil thing’

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith spoke to media outside the high school on Wednesday afternoon.

“What you see behind us is an evil thing today,” he told reporters.

“We have multiple injuries. This is a very fluid investigation and very early in the investigation”.

“Every minute this is developing,” he added.

 

Law enforcement and first responders respond to Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP)
Law enforcement and first responders respond to Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP)

 

The local police has asked the state’s GBI and Federal FBI to assist.

Hospitals have been receiving patients with gunshot wounds, CNN has reported.

Students were seen gathering and huddling at a football field close to the school.

 

It’s been reported hat several people have died. Picture: ANF.
It’s been reported hat several people have died. Picture: ANF.

Parents and students leave the scene after being reunited after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP)
Parents and students leave the scene after being reunited after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP)

 


Earlier, the school sent a message to parents saying it was “currently in a hard lockdown after reports of gunfire,” according to US media.

“Law enforcement is here. Please do not attempt to come to the school at this time while officers work to secure the area,” it added.

In a statement from the White House, President Biden said he had been briefed on the “tragic shooting”.

“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,” he said.

“Students across the country are learning how to duck and cover instead of how to read and write. We cannot continue to accept this as normal”.

Author: Editors Desk, Benedict Brook in the US

Source: News Corp Australia Network:

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