Thursday, September 5, 2024

Four Killed, Several Injured in Georgia High School Shooting

 Two students and two teachers were killed , after a 14--year--old student opened fire,and several others were injured at a high school in Georgia in the Atlanta suburb of Winder., the AP website reports today (Sept. 5, 2024).


A  14--year--old student was in custody , facing murder charges. Nine other people were taken from Apalachee High School to hospitals with injuries, officials said. 


Killed were two 14--year--olds, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and instructors Richard Aspenwall and Christina Irimie, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said. 


Two school resource officers encountered the shooter within minutes after a report of shots fired went out, Hosey said. The suspect , a student at the school, immediately surrendered and was taken into custody. He is being charged as an adult with murder. Authorities said the weapon he used was an assault--style rifle. 

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