School Shooting: Interview with student who reportedly saw shooter

School Shooting: Interview with student who reportedly saw shooter
BARROW COUNTY, Ga. - Four people were killed and nine others were injured in a shooting Wednesday morning at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The suspect is alive and in custody, GBI says.

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith confirmed during a brief news conference that multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the school following reports of an active shooter at 10:30 a.m. The FBI and GBI are involved in the investigation.
Law enforcement is scheduled to give an update at 4 p.m. FOX 5 Atlanta will livestream the press conference.

The school was cleared by 11:30 a.m., and students were released to their families. Winder-Barrow High School was also briefly placed on lockdown as a precaution, though no threat was found.
The White House confirmed President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting by Homeland Security Advisor, Liz Sherwood-Randall. They say his administration is coordinating with federal, state, and local officials.

The White House also confirmed that prior to departing Joint Base Andrews, Vice President Harris was briefed on the tragic shooting. The Harris campaign says the vice president is expected to address the shooting at the top of her remarks at the brewery stop in New Hampshire.
According to U.S. News & World Report, there are approximately 1,900 students enrolled at the school. It is one of two high schools in the Barrow County Public Schools district. The school is located about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta.