Two students and two teachers killed in school shooting – as 14-year-old suspect named

US

At least four people have been killed and at least nine have been injured in a school shooting in the US, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has said.

The shooting took place at Apalachee High School, situated in Winder in Barrow County – around 50 miles from the city of Atlanta.

One suspect is in custody, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Officers said just before 9.30am local time, officers were alerted to the incident, and responders from “multiple law enforcement agencies” were dispatched to the high school “in reference to a reported active shooting”.

The school was placed on lockdown, but this has now been cleared with pupils released to their families.

Dozens of police swarmed the campus and students rushed for shelter in the football stadium.

Camille Nelms said she was shedding tears when a gunman opened fire on her classroom.

As bullets came flying into her classroom, the teacher and students tried to take shelter in the corner.

“I was crying, I didn’t want to die that way,” Nelms told NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta. “I don’t want to meet the Lord that way.”

The shooting sparked a stampede, according to local media reports.

Students evacuated to the football stadium. Pic: WSB via AP
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Pic: WSB via AP

The Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith initially told reporters: “multiple people were wounded in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder”.

He described the investigation as “very, very fluid” and it was in the early stages.

“What you see behind us is an evil thing today,” Sheriff Smith said.

“I want to give our sympathies to our community, our school system, our kids, our parents that had to witness this today.”

As the incident unfolded, Governor Brian Kemp said: “I have directed all available state resources to respond to the incident at Apalachee High School and urge all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state.”

Federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and ATF, are on the scene

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