US:4 dead in Georgia school shooting, Boy, 14, arrested

In US, at least four people have died after a gunman opened fire at a high school in Georgia. Police and medics rushed to the school and the neighbourhood was put under "a hard lockdown". The suspect has been arrested.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said two pupils and two teachers died in Wednesday's attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County."At approximately 10:23 a.m., officers from multiple law enforcement agencies and Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched to the high school in reference to a reported active shooting," the Barrow County Sheriff's office said in a statement.
Colt Gray, a student at the school, was arrested by two officers on campus, an official said. He will be tried as an adult.Local sheriff Jud Smith described the attack as "pure evil".Officials said no motive had been identified and that law enforcement did not know of "any targets at this point".The shooter who opened fire inside Apalachee High school is believed to be a 14-year-old boy.

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The school is located in the town of Winder, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta, the state capital.The White House said in a statement that President Joe Biden had been briefed on the shooting "and his administration will continue coordinating with federal, state, and local officials as we receive more information." The U.S. has seen hundreds of shootings inside of schools and colleges in the past two decades, with the deadliest resulting in over 30 deaths at Virginia Tech in 2007. The carnage has sparked pitched debate over the U.S. gun laws and the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment, which enshrines the right "to keep and bear arms."