Police fatally shoot student outside Wisconsin middle school while responding to report of person with a gun

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A shooter killed four people, two teachers and two students, and injured nine others at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday. The injured have been sent to the hospital and police say they have a suspect — believed to be a teenager — in custody.

Police were called to the school in the morning, as well as five ambulances and at least one helicopter to airlift patients to the hospital. Both Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and US Pres. Joe Biden's administration offered resources.

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Barrow County Sheriff Judd Smith said he first received a call about an active shooter at 9:30 am, and that "multiple law enforcement agencies and Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched to the high school" just under an hour later.

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Law enforcement stated that they are unaware of any connections between the suspected shooter, who is reportedly a student at the school, and the victims.

Apalachee High School, which has about 1.8K students in grades nine-12, is a rural campus situated about 50 miles (80 km) from the center of Atlanta, Ga. According to one parent, many students fled to the football field with their phones while parents were trying to reach them.

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A shooter killed four people and injured nine others at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday. The injured have been sent to the hospital and police say they have a suspect—believed to be a teenager—in custody.

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Police were called to the school in the morning, as well as five ambulances and helicopters to airlift patients to the hospital. Both Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and US Pres. Joe Biden's administration offered resources and to help coordinate a response.

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Barrow County Sheriff Judd Smith said he first received a call about an active shooter at 9:30 a.m., and that "multiple law enforcement agencies and Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched to the high school" just under an hour later.

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While the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) acknowledged that the suspected is a teenager—a 14-year-old according to CNN—it didn't state whether he or she was a student at the school.

Apalachee High School, which has about 1.8k students grades nine-12, is a rural campus situated about 50 miles from the center of Atlanta, Ga. According to one local parent, many students fled to the football field with their phones while parents were trying to reach them.

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With yet another school shooting on the books, the country is bound to hear lots of 'condolences' without any promises of concrete change. Even though they know guns are the leading cause of death for young Americans, and that school shootings have risen exponentially, politicians refuse to keep these weapons away from attackers. Thankfully, the Georgia state government has been studying policies on safe storage of guns, so hopefully they will turn it into law.

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At Least Two Shot and Killed and At Least Four Wounded in Mass Shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond

Before the 1990s, which is when school shootings began, America still had loads of guns but the idea of a school shooting was unheard of. Today, countries like Switzerland have comparable gun ownership rates but no mass shootings. The answer may be that mass shootings began at the same time the pharmaceutical industry began giving millions of Americans antidepressants, which are known to induce suicidal and homicidal tendencies.

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With yet another school shooting tragedy on the books, the country is bound to hear lots of 'condolences' without any promises of concrete change. Even though they know guns are the leading cause of death for young Americans, and that school shootings have risen exponentially, politicians have been paralyzed in stepping up with better policy. It's shameful that both political parties have failed to advance meaningful change on the unacceptable issue of school shootings.

While it's vital to find political and public policy solutions to school shooting tragedies, it's paramount to listen to teachers as well. While teachers have varied views, research indicates that they widely agree that school shootings can be reduced by mental health screenings and treatment — both for children and adults. Fully giving school systems the resources they need based on teachers' guidance is a logical, immediate starting point for addressing this crisis.

Shooting at Georgia High School Leaves at Least Four Dead

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