Tragedy struck Apalachee High School in northern Georgia on Wednesday morning when a shooting left four people dead and nine others injured. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) confirmed that a suspect has been taken into custody, but neither the suspect nor the victims have been identified at this time.

The gunman is believed to be a 14-year-old boy, according to CNN.

“What you see behind us is an evil thing today,” said Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith during a press conference held on the school grounds. Smith confirmed that “we have multiple injuries” but did not provide more detailed information about the nature of those injuries.

The shooting occurred at approximately 10:23 a.m. EDT at the high school in Winder, Georgia, about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. The school was immediately placed on lockdown as reports of an active shooter began circulating online. Law enforcement officers were quickly dispatched to the scene, and the premises were cleared within an hour. Students were then released to their families.

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