At least two people were killed and four wounded in a school shootingan hour outside of Atlanta on Wednesday, according to preliminary information from law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation.
One suspect was taken into custody following the gunfire at Apalachee High School, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement, adding that casualties have been reported.
Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith confirmed there were “multiple injuries” at a news conference. He declined to provide more information, saying it would take “multiple days” to find answers.
“Every minute, it’s developing on what we’re finding,” he said.
Smith said authorities were working to reunite students with their parents.
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Deputies and emergency medical personnel rushed to Apalachee H.S. at about 10:23 a.m. “in reference to a reported active shooting,” the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
All campuses of Barrow County Schools, based in Winder, Georgia, went into a “soft lockdown” with most of the activity centered around Apalachee H.S. where police cars, fire trucks and ambulances had all converged.
Students could be seen being directed to the school’s football stadium.
Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Ga., is placed on lockdown with police on the campus after gunfire was reported on