Apalachee High School Shooting Today – At least four people are believed to have been killed and approximately 30 more were injured in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, according to law enforcement sources in the state.
It’s unclear how many of the injuries are from gunshot wounds. The information is preliminary and is subject to change. A suspect is in custody who is of student age, but it’s unclear whether they attend the school, according to the sources.
All schools in the district were placed on lockdown and police were sent out of an abundance of caution to all district high schools, but there are no reports of secondary incidents or scenes, according to the sources.
Some of the critically injured were removed by helicopter, and additional helicopters are on standby.
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At least two people have been killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, a law enforcement source briefed on the scene said.
At least four people were injured, according to a separate law enforcement official.
The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office previously said one suspect was in custody after authorities received a report of an active shooting at the school. Authorities were dispatched around 10:23 a.m., the sheriff’s office said in a release.
“Casualties have been reported, however details on the number or their conditions is not available at this time,” the sheriff’s office said.