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The mass shooting suspect who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School, in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning has been named as Colt Gray.

The high school, which is home to around 1,900 students, is 25 miles west of Athens.

Nine victims were taken to hospitals with gunshot injuries, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The shooting was reported at 10.23am – and Gray surrendered to police when he was apprehended. 

Colt Gray is a 14-year-old student who attended Apalachee High School, authorities confirmed.  

Breaking:SHOOTING SUSPECT IS NAMED

  • The Georgia mass shooter has been named as Colt Gray
  • Gray is a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School
  • He is accused of killing two students and two teachers and injuring nine others
  • Gray, who surrendered to police, will be tried for murder as an adult

Officials refuse to say if shooter’s victims were ‘targets’

  • Officials said that it is unclear if Colt Gray, the shooter at the high school, had any specific targets: ‘We don’t know of any targets at this point’

Schools will be closed for the rest of the week

  • Officials confirmed that the school will be closed for the rest of the week
  • Counseling will be made available for those affected

Confirmed: Two students, two teachers dead

  • Police confirmed that there are four victims
  • They are two students, and two adults
  • The suspect will be charged as an adult

The subject ‘immediately surrendered’

The male suspect gave himself up to police as soon as they found him, officials said at a press conference at 4:30pm.

Horrifying footage shows students running as shots are fired

  • A video shows the moment students were evacuated from their classroom by heavily-armed law enforcement officers.
  • The students were instructed to quicky exit their classroom in a single-file line.

Coroner says officials are still ‘looking for bodies’

  • Barrow County coroner Kenny Cooper told The Washington Post that officials ‘are still going classroom to classroom – and it’s a big high school – looking for bodies.’
  • Cooper added: ‘It’s terrible. Please pray for us.’

Georgia governor Brian Kemp says he is ‘heartbroken’ after shooting

Apalachee High School received phone threat before shooting

  • The Georgia high schoool received a phone threat on Wednesday before the shooting happened, according to CNN.
  • The caller reportedly claimed there would be shootings at give schools and that Apalachee would be the first to be attacked.
  • Officials are investigating the origin of the call.

VP Harris calls Georgia school shooting a ‘senseless tragedy’

  • Vicepresident Kamala Harris said on Wednesday in New Hampshire that ‘it’s ‘outrageous that every day in our country, parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come hoe alive.’
  • She added: ‘We have to end this epidemic of gun violence in our country once and for all. It doesn’t have to be this way.’

Terrified parents and students continue reuniting on campus

  • Students wait to be picked up by their parents after a shooting at Apalachee High School on September 4.
  • At least four people were killed, per authorities.
epa11585109 People walk near the scene of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, USA, 04 September 2024. At least four people died and nine injured after a shooting at the school, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, adding that one suspect was in custody.  EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
WINDER, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 4: Students wait to be picked up by their parents after a shooting at Apalachee High School on September 4, 2024 in Winder, Georgia. Multiple fatalities and injuries have been reported and a suspect is in custody according to authorities. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Shooter believed to be 14-year-old male

  • The Apalachee High school shooter is believed to be a 14-year-old male, law enforcement sources told CNN.
  • It’s unclear if he was a student at the school.
  • Police have not released any details about the shooter’s identity.

Four killed, nine taken to the hospital, Georgia officials confirm

  • The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that four people were killed in the school shooting at the Apalachee High School today.
  • The agency added that reports that the suspect had been ‘neutralized’ are ‘innacurate’
  • They said the suspect is alive and in custody

VP Harris has been briefed on the shooting

  • A White House official said Harris ‘will receive regular updates from her staff as additional information becomes available. The Biden-Harris administration will continue coordinating with federal, state, and local officials.’
  • Harris is expected to address the shooting later today in New Hampshire

First injured victim identified: Coach and special ed teacher shot in the foot and hip

  • Katie Phenix shared on Facebook that her dad David Phenix, a special education teacher and coach at Apalachee High School, was one of the shooting victims
  • She wrote: ‘We are so thankful for all the texts, calls, and messages about my dad. There was a shooting this morning at Apalachee High School and my dad was shot in the foot and in the hip, shattering his hip bone.

    ‘He arrived to the hospital alert and awake. He just got out of surgery and is stable.

    ‘We will update as we hear new information. We are so, so lucky, but please keep our family as well as the AHS family in your prayers.’

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At least four dead, 30 injured: reports

  • Several local outlets have reported that the death toll from the school shooting in Geogia has climbed to four
  • Moreover, reports say at least 30 others were injured

Families reunite outside high school after shooting

  • Parents and students leave the scene after being reunited after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia
Parents and students leave the scene after being reunited after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. Police took a suspect into custody after the shooting on Wednesday, with students evacuated from the scene and local media reporting fatalities. CNN, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, reported that four people had been killed and 30 wounded. Other outlets reported two deaths. (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

AG Merrick Garland says he is ‘devastated’ by shooting

  • Garland said on Wednesday: ‘We are still gathering information but the FBI and ATF are on the scene, working with state, local and federal partners’
  • He added: ‘I’m devastated for the families who have been affected by this terrible tragedy. The Justice Department stands ready to provide resources or support the Winder community needs in the days ahead.’

Heartbreaking texts between boy and his mom during Georgia high school shooting

  • Erin Clark received a text message from her son, Ethan, at 10.23am on Wednesday morning telling her that there was a school shooting underway.
  • He wrote: ‘school shooting rn (right now). I’m scared. I’m not joking.’
  • His mom responded instantly, assuring him that she was leaving work. In a heartbreaking response, Ethan wrote: ‘I love you.’

Sheriff’s office calls shooting an ‘evil thing’

  • Barrow County Officer Jud Smith spoke to the press outside Apalachee High School
  • ‘What you see behind us is an evil thing,’ he said.
  • Smith said there are multiple people injured but did not specify how many
  • He called the situation ‘very fluid’ and ‘ongoing’
  • Smith added: ‘We do have a suspect in custody and we are asking for patience to make sure we get this right.’
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Students pictured in ‘prayer circle

  • Students were pictured standing in a circle, seemingly in prayer, after they evacuated the north Georgia school and ran to the football field on Wednesday
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Apalachee High School is ‘cleared for dismissal’

  • The school has toldp parents they can begin picking up their children
  • Other Barrow County Schools remain on ‘soft lockdown’ as a precation, per authorities
  • The school district said: ‘The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office says this is for the safety of everyone right now. Please do not visit your child’s school at this time. We cannot release students during a lockdown. We will let you know as soon as BCSO says it is all clear for dismissal.’
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Student ‘heard screams’ as shots rang in school

  • Sergio Candera, a senior at Apalachee High School, told ABC News he was in chemistry class when he heard gunshots
  • He said: ‘My teacher goes and opens the door to see what’s going on. Another teacher comes running in and tells her to close the door because there’s an active shooter’
  • Candera said he heard screams from outside hsi classroom as he ‘huddled up’ with his classmates

President Biden has been briefed on the shooting

  • The White House told CNN president Biden was briefed on the shooting by his Homeland Security adviser, Liz Sherwood-Randal
  • The White House said the ‘administration will continue coordinating with federal, state, and local officials as we receive more information.’

Two dead, four wounded: report

  • NBC reports that two people have been killed in the shooting at Apalachee High School
  • Moreover, four people have been reported injured
  • A suspect is in custody but police have not released any details about them

Harrowing scene as parents try to reunite with students

  • Parents outside the school have been seen crying and franticaly asking if anyone knows the names of those affected by the shooting
  • One crying mom says she can’t get in touch with her senior son, frantically asking news crews if they know the names of those who are injured
  • Some parents ran about a mile, leaving their cars behind to get closer to the school
Students are evacuated to the football stadium after the school campus was placed on lockdown at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.  (Erin Clark via AP)

Petrified parents show up amid ‘active shooter situation’

  • Parents of students at Apalachee High School have been posting online as they await news from their children

Students seen running for safety

  • Hundreds of students were seen evacuating the school, moving into the football stadium for safety

Multiple agencies including the FBI responding to school shooting

  • The FBI’s Atlanta office said: ‘FBI Atlanta is aware of the current situation at Apalachee High School in Barrow County. Our agents are on scene coordinating with and supporting local law enforcement.’
  • Georgia state police and the Barrow County sherriff’s office are also among the law enforcement agencies at the scene

One suspect in custody after shooting

  • Multiple outlets have reported there is one suspect in custody following the lockdown at the high school
  • The sheriff’s office said: ‘At the time of this release, one suspect is in custody, and casualties have been reported however details on the number or their conditions is not available at this time.’
  • The school district has told parents they can pick up their children

Sheriff confirms shooting, casualties

  • The Barrow County Sheriff’s office told CNN there have been casualties in the shooting
  • They have yet to specify how many people were injured and if any are students

School is 25 miles west of Athens

  • Apalachee High School is one of two high schools in the district
  • It has about 1,900 students in gardes 9 through 12.
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At least one injured person evacuated on a medical helicopter

  • At least one person was loaded into a medic helicopter on a stretcher and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
  • Grady Memorial is the largest hospital in northern Georgia
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Officers with long weapons seen entering school

Heavily-armed police were seen entering the school as students were evacuated into the football stadium.

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Georgia governor reacts to school shooting

Governor Brian Kemp has responded to the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder in Barrow County, 25 miles west of Athens.

Police have confirmed they are responding to an active shooter situation.

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