At least 4 people were killed and 30 others injured in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
A suspect is in custody following the mass shooting around 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Local and state law enforcement responded quickly to the scene. The high school was cleared and the students assembled on the football field to wait for their parents to pick them up.
A medical flight chopper airlifted 2 of the wounded to area hospitals. Others were transported to hospitals in ambulances and private vehicles.
?#BREAKING: Over 30 people have been injured, and multiple fatalities have been confirmed following a mass shooting at a high school???#Winder | #Georgia??Currently, numerous law enforcement officers and emergency response teams are on the scene, heavily armed, following a… pic.twitter.com/O5VXarJOiK
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 4, 2024
The FBI has joined the investigation into the shooting.
ABC News aired a phone call from a grandmother who said teachers should be armed with guns to protect the students.
ABC News had the grandmother of one of the students on a live call.
I'll bet they weren't expecting her to say she believed the teachers should be armed and also believes in the SECOND AMENDMENT. Listen to them quickly interfere and steer the conversation away. pic.twitter.com/eniCVZ60i7
— Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) September 4, 2024
