The shooter turned out to be a 14-year-old boy. He was detained. Biden again called on Republicans to strengthen gun laws.
In the American city of Winder, Georgia, a shooting occurred at Apalachee High School, at least four people died. CNN reported this on Wednesday, September 4, citing the State Bureau of Investigation.
According to the TV channel, about 30 people were injured due to the shooting. The state Bureau of Investigation reported that nine people were injured in hospitals. Some of the seriously injured were taken out by helicopter.
A law enforcement source told CNN that the man who opened fire Wednesday morning at Apalachee High School has been identified as a 14-year-old boy. It is not yet known if the teenager attended this school.
The suspect is alive and in custody, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
State law enforcement officials said Apalachee High School received a phone call on the morning of Sept. 4 warning that there would be shootings at five schools and that Apalachee would be the first. Don’t know who called. Officials told CNN they are investigating the call and where it came from.
All schools in the area are closed. Police were also dispatched to all of the district’s high schools, but no other incidents were reported.
President Joe Biden issued a statement regarding the school shooting.
“What should have been a happy back-to-school in Winder, Georgia, turned into yet another horrific reminder of how gun violence continues to destroy our communities. Students across the country are learning to illiterate and write, but hide. Can’t we, we can continue to accept it as normal,” Biden said.
He said that “after decades of inaction, Republicans in Congress must finally say ‘enough’ and work with Democrats to pass gun safety legislation.”
“We must re-ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require safe storage of firearms, enforce universal background checks, and end immunity for gun makers. even more tragic gun violence.” , which will destroy more families,” the president said.
It was previously reported that in the United States, teenagers staged a showdown with pistols. Seven minors were injured.
There was also a shooting in the New York subway, one man was killed and five other people were injured.
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