Two teachers and two students were killed, while nine others were injured, according to CNN
The suspect in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, has been identified as Colt Gray, a 14-year-old student from the school. The news was confirmed by Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey during a news conference, CNN reports.
Hosey said that two teachers and two students were killed and nine others were injured and taken to hospitals. The suspect will be charged with murder and prosecuted as an adult, Hosey and Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith stated.
Authorities first received reports of an active shooter at 10:20 am ET. on Wednesday. CNN reports that multiple law enforcement officials said that the high school received an earlier phone threat that warned there would be shootings at five different schools and that Apalachee would be the first. The outlet said that officials are investigating the call and do not know who placed it.
All schools within the Barrow County School System, including Apalachee, were placed on lockdown Wednesday.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp directed all available state resources to respond to the shooting, he posted in a statement on social media. The governor urged “all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state.”
In a separate statement, Kemp wrote: “We continue to work closely with local, state, and federal partners to make any and all resources available to help this community on this incredibly difficult day and in the days to come.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland said that “the FBI and ATF are on the scene, working with state, local and federal partners” during a meeting of the Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force.
“I am devastated for the families that have been affected by this terrible tragedy,” Garland added.
This is a developing story…