US high school shooting results in at least four fatalities
Following a shooting at Apalachee High in Georgia that resulted in four fatalities and nine injuries, the White House has urged for increased gun control measures. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The White House has reacted to the tragic incident at Apalachee High School by advocating for gun control measures.
In a mass shooting that took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, four individuals lost their lives and at least nine others sustained injuries. Located northeast of Atlanta, Winder is a community with a population of fewer than 20,000 residents, and Apalachee High has close to 2,000 enrolled students. Police received an active shooter alert around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Initially, Barrow County deputies were the first to respond, later joined by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and federal agents. “We are still gathering information, but the FBI and ATF are on the scene working with state, local and federal partners,” US Attorney General Merrick Garland stated during an unrelated press conference in Washington, DC.
By around 2 p.m. local time, the GBI reported on X that the alleged shooter was “in custody and alive,” countering media claims that he had been “neutralized.” The agency also confirmed the death toll of four, with “an additional nine taken to various hospitals with injuries.”
Currently, there is no official information regarding the suspect. CNN, headquartered in nearby Atlanta, cited anonymous law enforcement sources suggesting it was a 14-year-old boy, although it remains unclear whether he attended Apalachee High.
Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith urged the public for patience as they gather the necessary facts. “Please let us get the facts that we need to make sure we get this right,” Smith commented to reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “This is going to take multiple days for us to get answers as to what happened and why this happened.”
In the wake of the shooting, the White House has called for enhanced gun control measures. President Joe Biden remarked, “What should have been a joyous back-to-school season in Winder, Georgia, has now turned into another horrific reminder of how gun violence continues to tear our communities apart. We cannot continue to accept this as normal.”
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at her campaign rally in New Hampshire, labeled the incident “outrageous,” highlighting that “every day in our country, in the United States of America, that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive.” She emphasized, “We’ve got to stop it. It doesn’t have to be this way.”
Biden has a history of advocating for an “assault weapons” ban, having supported such measures in the 1990s and called for its renewal shortly after taking office in 2021. Although there was pressure for him to withdraw from the presidential race in favor of Harris in July, he chose to complete his term in the Oval Office.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
In a mass shooting that took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, four individuals lost their lives and at least nine others sustained injuries. Located northeast of Atlanta, Winder is a community with a population of fewer than 20,000 residents, and Apalachee High has close to 2,000 enrolled students. Police received an active shooter alert around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Initially, Barrow County deputies were the first to respond, later joined by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and federal agents. “We are still gathering information, but the FBI and ATF are on the scene working with state, local and federal partners,” US Attorney General Merrick Garland stated during an unrelated press conference in Washington, DC.
By around 2 p.m. local time, the GBI reported on X that the alleged shooter was “in custody and alive,” countering media claims that he had been “neutralized.” The agency also confirmed the death toll of four, with “an additional nine taken to various hospitals with injuries.”
Currently, there is no official information regarding the suspect. CNN, headquartered in nearby Atlanta, cited anonymous law enforcement sources suggesting it was a 14-year-old boy, although it remains unclear whether he attended Apalachee High.
Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith urged the public for patience as they gather the necessary facts. “Please let us get the facts that we need to make sure we get this right,” Smith commented to reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “This is going to take multiple days for us to get answers as to what happened and why this happened.”
In the wake of the shooting, the White House has called for enhanced gun control measures. President Joe Biden remarked, “What should have been a joyous back-to-school season in Winder, Georgia, has now turned into another horrific reminder of how gun violence continues to tear our communities apart. We cannot continue to accept this as normal.”
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at her campaign rally in New Hampshire, labeled the incident “outrageous,” highlighting that “every day in our country, in the United States of America, that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive.” She emphasized, “We’ve got to stop it. It doesn’t have to be this way.”
Biden has a history of advocating for an “assault weapons” ban, having supported such measures in the 1990s and called for its renewal shortly after taking office in 2021. Although there was pressure for him to withdraw from the presidential race in favor of Harris in July, he chose to complete his term in the Oval Office.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
