4 Dead, at Least 9 Injured in Georgia School Shooting

At least four people were killed and nine injured in a school shooting in Georgia on Wednesday morning, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says. In a post on X, the agency said a suspect is "in custody and alive," adding that "reports that the suspect has been 'neutralized' are inaccurate." CNN, citing law enforcement sources, put the injured count at 30, though the sources say it's not clear if all the injuries were caused by gunfire. WSBTV reports emergency responders were summoned to Apalachee High School around 10:20am following reports of an active shooter. Students were moved to the school's football stadium.

• At a brief news conference outside the high school, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said, "What you see behind us is an evil thing." He said authorities are trying to find answers but it will take time, CNN reports. "This is going to take multiple days for us to get answers as to what happened and why this happened," the sheriff said.
• The AP reports the school is located in Winder, 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution adding Apalachee has about 1,900 students enrolled.
• The AP reports the road to the school was backed up for more than a mile as parents tried to reach the scene. Erin Clark said she left her car and ran to the school with other parents. She found her son, Ethan, sitting in the bleachers; he told her that after hearing gunshots he and other classmates barricaded their room's door and hid.

• Attorney General Merrick Garland said federal authorities "are still gathering information but the FBI and ATF are on the scene, working with state, local and federal partners," NBC News reports. "I'm devastated for the families who have been affected by this terrible tragedy," he said.
• Gov. Brian Kemp issued the following statement: "I have directed all available state resources to respond to the incident at Apalachee High School and urge all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state. We will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners as we gather information and further respond to this situation."

This story has been updated with new developments. (More school shooting stories.)