Barrow County Sherriff Jud Smith held a press convention at 1:13 p.m. native time by which he confirmed there have been “a number of accidents” following a capturing at Apalachee Excessive College and {that a} suspect is in custody.
Earlier within the day Breitbart Information famous that the capturing had been reported and a suspect reportedly arrested.
The earliest studies indicated police had been alerted to the shooter round 10:30 a.m., however Sheriff Smith mentioned regulation enforcement acquired an “lively shooter” name about 9:30 a.m.
Smith stood in entrance of the varsity as he spoke, saying, “Clearly, what you see behind us is an evil factor at present.”
He added, “We’re not releasing any data so far as accidents however we’ve a number of accidents.”
Sheriff Smith harassed {that a} suspect is in custody and requested the media to provide regulation enforcement the room to hold out their investigation, get the information, and “get this proper.”
A reporter yelled out a query about fatalities and Smith made clear he’s solely confirming “a number of accidents” presently.
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