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What we know about the shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia

Good afternoon. We interrupt your regular scheduled programming with breaking news. We are learning of *** school shooting in Winder Georgia at the Apalachee High School. Here’s *** look at where that school is. It’s about 30 minutes away from Athens Georgia in Barrow County. That school has been in session for about *** month. Now we wanna take you live to some of the pics that we’re seeing outside the school. You can see students and now parents that are being allowed to pick up their Children mixed into those crowds in the football field outside the school. What we know right now is that there’s *** heavy police presence, school officials allowing parents to come pick up their Children. We know that there is *** suspect in custody in the Barrow County Sheriff’s office is confirming fatalities and injuries at that high school. The sheriff’s office is not releasing any numbers on just how many have been killed were shot. Our Atlanta affiliate is telling us that one person was loaded into *** helicopter you can see out there. Now people are continuing to gather outside the school. Um, as we’re learning more about this horrific incident, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp did release *** statement on the situation on X saying that he’s directed all available state resources to respond to the incident in Appalachian high School and urge all Georgians and my family to join in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state. Again, this is *** developing situation and we’ll keep you updated on air and online as we learn more about the suspect victims and any other additional information also tune into wjcl.com for updates online. We now return you back to your regular scheduled programming.

What we know about the shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia

There was a shooting Wednesday at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia.Here’s what we know and don’t know so far:What we knowThe Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the scene at around 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday to a reported active shooting.The sheriff’s office reported that there were multiple victims at the scene. One suspect is in custody.The FBI and GBI are on the scene.The shooting sent the school into a hard lockdown, evacuating the students to the school’s football stadium.President Joe Biden has been briefed on the situation.Students at the school are being released to their families.Apalachee High School has nearly 1,900 students in grades 9-12. The school is in the city of Winder, about 45 miles northeast of Atlanta. What we don’t knowThe extent of the casualty count, including any possible deaths or injuries, is not known.The identity of the shooter is not known.A motive is unknown.

WINDER, Ga. —

There was a shooting Wednesday at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia.

Here’s what we know and don’t know so far:

What we know

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the scene at around 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday to a reported active shooting.
The sheriff’s office reported that there were multiple victims at the scene.
One suspect is in custody.
The FBI and GBI are on the scene.
The shooting sent the school into a hard lockdown, evacuating the students to the school’s football stadium.
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the situation.
Students at the school are being released to their families.
Apalachee High School has nearly 1,900 students in grades 9-12.
The school is in the city of Winder, about 45 miles northeast of Atlanta.

What we don’t know

The extent of the casualty count, including any possible deaths or injuries, is not known.
The identity of the shooter is not known.
A motive is unknown.