The latest on the Georgia high school shooting
Posted on AllSides September 5th, 2024
From The Left
Two 14-year-old students and two teachers were killed yesterday in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Nine other people — eight students and one teacher — were wounded and hospitalized, all of whom are expected to survive.
The suspect, a 14-year-old student at the school, and his father were questioned by law enforcement last year regarding online threats to commit a school shooting.
The gun used in Wednesday’s shooting was an AR-platform weapon, according to the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. A law enforcement official told CNN it was an AR-15-style rifle. Authorities are...
