September 04, 2024 01:12 PM UTC

Four Dead, Nine Injured in Shooting at Atlanta High School

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• by: Colorado Pols

As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:

Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon.

One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed…

…According to the White House, President Joe Biden was briefed on the shooting and his administration would coordinate with federal, state and local authorities. Gov. Brian Kemp said he directed all available state resources to respond to the high school, which is about 8 miles east of Dacula, southwest of Winder.

Today’s violence marks the 385th mass shooting of 2024. Today is only the 247th day of the year.