It’s the third week of school for students at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, but tragically, that was disrupted on Wednesday morning by a school shooting. We reported on the incident as information was still coming in. Initial reports indicated that two people were dead; later reports doubled that to four, with at least nine hospitalized. Additionally, we learned that the shooter was alive and had been taken into custody.
At 4:30 p.m. Eastern, law enforcement officials held a press conference to provide an update on the situation.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Apalachee School Shooting Briefing
The GBI, Barrow County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI will hold a news conference at 4:30 p.m. to provide updates into the school shooting at Apalachee High School. pic.twitter.com/bPmbg9zABW
— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) September 4, 2024
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