Posted on 09/04/2024 11:08:03 AM PDT by lasereye
At least two people were killed and at least four were injured after gunfire erupted today at Apalachee High School in Georgia, according to preliminary information from law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation.
The suspect is in custody, the Barrow County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dispatched state resources to assist local authorities.
Federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and ATF, are on the scene in Georgia to assist local authorities in the ongoing probe at Apalachee High School, a "devastated" Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
"We are still gathering information but the FBI and ATF are on the scene, working with state, local and federal partners," Garland told reporters.
"I'm devastated for the families who have been affected by this terrible tragedy. The Justice Department stands ready to provide resources or support the Winder community needs in the days ahead."
WXIA reporters spoke with a neighbor of an Apalachee High School student who rushed to the school and confirmed that the student was safe.
"I'm sure he's devastated," the neighbor said. "He probably doesn't want to finish the rest of the year. His last year, and this is what happens."
The neighbor said that the student heard the shooting and called his mom.
"He's like, 'They're shooting, they're shooting right across from my classroom,'" the neighbor said. "He called his mom devastated, I'm sure."
Sheriff Jud Smith said that schools surrounding Apalachee High School, which were placed on a soft lockdown after reports of the shooting, would release their students soon as families anxiously await reunions with their students.
Smith called the investigation "very active and ever-developing," as officials of numerous sheriff’s offices from across the state of Georgia could be seen on Apalachee’s campus.
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Kamala now using the shooting as part of her campaign speech.
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“Another Transexual Student Killer?”
Yes. Word around is that Benicia Anderson, a transgender woman (boy or girl?), is the shooter.
“Them again Yogi”
If it is gang related, possibly, but the demographics of the Town of Winder where the HS is located is 60% Caucasian.
That’s not actually what the FBI does. It may be what they are supposed to do, but it is not what it does.
Must be a slow day persecuting the regimes political enemies.
This becomes very interesting if it is true. Rival gangs have shootout in the school. Some reporting non students entering the school to do this. The other gang is firing back at them? Gun free zone? If the shooting is going back and forth, that means enrolled students were carrying on school grounds.
Well someone has to suppress information and morph the shooter’s online presense into a Trump-supporting heterosexual white male with no prior mental illness or psych drugs. Hiding the truth is the FBI’s mission.
Yes, a Sure Sign. Always look at other explanations. Agendas, now deny reporting that includes Race, Sex, Gangs, Trans, Gays and politics of the perps.
There is always a, “rest of the story.”
That was my thought too. We live in the age of the photo op and social media driven politics. Everybody wants a piece of the action. It’s another reason that government boats at all levels.
Apalachee looks like it’s about 25 miles south of Athens, and about halfway between Atlanta and Augusta.
That’s the town. I believe this Apalachee is east of Lawrenceville, and west of Athens. Barrow County.
Turns out that Apalachee High School is in Winder, GA. Is there a Winder High School in Apalachee?
The FBI should not be at any crime scene unless it’s a federal crime or someone/something crossed state lines.
Only if the right person is doing it
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
BREAKING: Apalachee High School in Georgia which was shot up today received a call this morning warning that there would be a sh**ting.
They had advance warning.
Someone needs to be fired in disgrace over this massive security failure.
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1831411407977669037
Pittsburgh, PA 62% white, but the cuty school district is only 31% white.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh
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