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A mass capturing at Apalachee High School Wednesday in north central Georgia has left 4 individuals dead and 9 injured, officers mentioned.
Apalachee High School, situated about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta, had college students and school evacuate the constructing and transfer to the college’s soccer area, the place many college students huddled in a prayer circle.
The Apalachee High School soccer crew misplaced its house opener 49-7 to Cherokee Bluff Aug. 27. The soccer crew is scheduled to return to the sector for its fourth recreation of the 12 months towards Monroe Area, however the standing of the sport is unknown.
Several of the college’s soccer rivals and even a neighborhood school expressed assist and prayers by way of 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 12 months beneath 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’s unclear if the suspect is a pupil on the college.
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Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith declined to supply particulars concerning the suspect or victims throughout a quick press convention.
“We are asking on your endurance. … Please allow us to get the details that we want to verify we get this proper,” Smith informed reporters. “This goes to take a number of days for us to get solutions as to what occurred and why this occurred.”
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Students are evacuated to the soccer stadium after the college campus was positioned on lockdown at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (WSB through AP)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp informed reporters he has directed all of the sources he can to assist.
“I’ve directed all accessible state sources to reply to the incident at Apalachee High School 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 mentioned.
“We will proceed to work with native, state and federal companions as we collect info and additional reply to this case.”
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