Casualties were reported in an active shooter situation at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, Wednesday morning, according to the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office.
A suspect is in custody, the sheriff’s office said.
The incident is over and a local hospital is “treating multiple gunshot wounds,” according to a source familiar with the situation.
Details about the number of victims and their conditions were not immediately clear, the sheriff’s office said.
Students are seen outside Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia on September 4, 2024.
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Police are seen outside Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia on September 4, 2024.
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Apalachee High School has been “cleared to close” and all other Barrow County schools are on “soft lockdown,” the Barrow County School District said.
“The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office says this is for everyone’s safety at this time. Please do not visit your child’s school at this time. We are unable to release students during a lockdown,” the school district said in a statement. “We will update you as soon as BCSO tells us everything is ready for dismissal.”
Winder is approximately 45 miles from Atlanta.
Police are seen outside Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia on September 4, 2024.
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The FBI said its agents were at the scene.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he had “directed all available state resources to respond.”
Kemp said he was “praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state.”
This is a developing story. Please check back regularly for updates.
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