TRAGEDY – A new tragedy is saddening the United States. A shooting took place in a high school in the suburbs of Atlanta (Georgia). The suspect, a 14-year-old student, was arrested. The toll is four dead and nine injured hospitalized.
Around 10am this morning, a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia (United States), located less than an hour’s drive from Atlanta. According to local authorities, at least four people were killed and nine people are hospitalized in a local hospital. But the toll could rise in the coming hours. A suspect was arrested on the scene. Several American media outlets report that the latter is a 14-year-old boy. It is still unknown whether he was a student at this high school.
According to CNN, a local hospital is currently treating patients with gunshot wounds, while a large emergency response force, including at least five ambulances and a medical helicopter, has been deployed to the scene. Local news channels have broadcast footage of students and people gathered on a football field near the high school.
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