Victims of Georgia School Shooting Were 2 Students, 2 Teachers; Teen Suspect Will Be Charged as Adult

Authorities said two students and two teachers were killed in the shooting

Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder Ga., the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

Director Chris Hosey, speaking at a press conference also noted that nine others were hospitalized with injuries sustained in the shooting. The victims were not immediately identified by authorities.

The suspected shooter was identified as 14-year-old Colt Gray, a student at the high school, Hosey said.

Authorities said the shooting was reported at 10:23 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

Barrow County County Sheriff Jud Smith called the shooting "pure evil," at a press conference held alongside other officials, including Hosey.

Smith said that the suspect gave up his weapon after being engaged by a school resource officer and was taken into custody.

School Superintendent Dallas LeDuff said schools in the district will remain closed for the rest of the week.

The school was reportedly put on lockdown in the aftermath of the shooting.

Atlanta News First reported that dozens of ambulances could be seen outside the school, with a medic helicopter overhead.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he has directed all available state resources to the school.

President Joe Biden said in a statement shared by the White House Wednesday afternoon that he is "mourning the deaths" of those killed in the shooting and that he is "thinking of all of the survivors whose lives are forever changed."

"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. Students across the country are learning how to duck and cover instead of how to read and write," the president said. "We cannot continue to accept this as normal."

Biden added, "We are closely coordinating with officials at the federal, state and local level, and are grateful for the first responders who brought the suspect into custody and prevented further loss of life."

Vice President Kamala Harris also addressed the shooting during a public speech on Wednesday, calling the prevelance of gun violence in American schools "outrageous."

"This is just a senseless tragedy on top of so many senseless tragedies," Harris said. "We have to stop it. we have to end this epidemic of gun violence once and for all. You know, it doesn't have to be this way. It doesn't have to be this way at all."

Winder is about 50 miles outside Atlanta.

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