LIVE UPDATES: Casualties reported after school shooting at Apalachee High School; suspect in custody

[groundloop]

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Source: WSB-TV

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office confirms there have been multiple casualties after a shooting at Apalachee High School Wednesday morning.

The sheriff could not confirm how many casualties or the victims’ conditions.

The incident unfolded around 10:20 a.m. when officers from multiple agencies and Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched to the high school after reports of an active shooter.

NewsChopper 2 was over the scene, where there were dozens of law enforcement and emergency vehicles surrounding the school. At least one air ambulance took a patient from the scene. Georgia State Patrol troopers as well as deputies from Barrow and Winder counties were responding.

Read more: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/massive-police-presence-apalachee-high-school-barrow-county/S3LVRPI5DRFPFIFP4O7WXE3VOE/

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This is in Georgia, by the way, approximately 50 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Another fucking school shooting.

How the hell many will it take before GQPers understand that not every damned idiot out there needs to have a gun?

[jimfields33]

1. I hope they use the trifecta to ban assault

weapons at least this time.

[IronLionZion]

19. I hope we get the trifecta with congress and the courts

Because Trump judges would just overturn it because of 2nd amendment.

[Dulcinea]

33. I want someone to explain this to me:

WHY are guns more important than the lives & safety of our kids? Call me old-fashioned, but school should be a place where kids feel safe from the threat of death or injury.

[ExciteBike66]

35. Because some slave owners two hundred years ago said so...

Let's all be ruled by dead hands of slave owners !

[jaxexpat]

43. Not so much. The USSC chose to define the 2nd Amendment politically instead of grammatically or historically.

And the rotten bastards got away with it. One can pretty well trace mass-shooting madness back to the corruption, cynicism and irresponsibility of the Supreme Court under conservative majorities. These psuchotic monsters were nominated by corrupt conservative executives throwing red meat to their base and approved by corrupt and stupid Republican Senators........because they wanted to be president, too. All of them on a power trip from hell. Thanks Limbaugh.

Hey, is that MTG's territory? She needs this horror show tattooed on her forehead. It would improve her looks. (okay, that's sexist and stuff but it's still true)

[IronLionZion]

36. Free dumb isn't free

kids have to pay the price of free dumb because idiots think their guns are going to do something against a military with drones and missiles.

[Walleye]

45. $$$$. Kids don't donate money to campaigns, gun, manufacturers, and lobby groups do

[JohnSJ]

2. They won't understand. The only solution is vote them out of office.

[hadEnuf]

17. They don't care. It has nothing to do with understanding.

n/t

[MoonchildCA]

3. MSNBC reported 2 dead and 4 injured.

[ShazzieB]

31. Plus ♾ of students, school staff, parents, etc. traumatized! 😢

[Irish_Dem]

4. This is what the GOP wants.

School shootings, mass murder.

Guns kill more children than any other cause.

Russia and China love it.
Shows that democracies are worthless.

[SheltieLover]

6. pootin loves chaos in America, so the rethugs continue...

Damn them!

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes. Chaos, division, hatred, violence.

The GOP and Putin get off on it.

[SheltieLover]

8. Yes they do. And rethugs are facilitating this FOR pootin. Embarrassing the USA & destabilizing.

Pootin's puppets all belong in Fedeal prison.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Exactly.

And I think on a personal level they get off on the violence.

[SheltieLover]

13. Of course they do.

Because hating "others" is always entertaining.

Weirdos & creeps.

[wnylib]

15. MAGAs in office want to use the violence and chaos

to justify hard line absolute rule. The more that they can claim that violent crime is rampant, then the more they can also claim that their absolute rule is the necessary solution. Round up immigrants into camps for deportation, increase the number of offenses that get the death penalty (whether violent or not), return to mandatory Bible reading and prayer in public schools, make Christianity the national religion, and impose martial law against public protests.

[SheltieLover]

16. With pootin as their model for "success"

Absolutely!

Weirdo & beardo ( Ty, Mr.Bill!) have an ugly agenda!

[wnylib]

28. Weirdo and beardo is a perfect summary of the MAGA ticket.

[SheltieLover]

60. I think so, too!

Creepy weirdi & beardo.

[Evolve Dammit]

24. Spot on.

[Irish_Dem]

77. GOP also wants their armed flying monkeys to do their bidding.

Terrorize and threaten people. To keep them in line.

Overthrow the government.

[C0RI0LANUS]

65. 100% accurate, SheltieLover.

This incident is precisely why Putin used Maria Butina to support and fund the NRA. He wants Americans to kill themselves daily bit by bit in a warzone. 44,431 Americans died last year from guns.

Thank you GOP, NRA, and ALEC for enabling Putin.

Source:

https://everystat.org/

[SheltieLover]

73. I wish we could deport Boris & Natasha

And all ruskie ASSets!

[gab13by13]

10. I listened to Malcolm Nance today on Stephanie Miller

and he flat out said that the Republican party embraces murder. He went on to talk about how TSF, if elected, will allow militias to hunt down undocumented workers and or documented workers and send them to concentration camps. Nance went on to say that these millions of people also have guns and will not go quietly, it will be a civil war if TSF wins.

[Irish_Dem]

12. We are already in a civil war of sorts.

Really to break out into actual violence.

Yes of course the GOP loves murder and violence.
It serves their political agenda and they get off on it.

[dickthegrouch]

14. IMHO anyone who votes against a reasonable gun measure

Should be charged as an accessory to all crimes committed with any type of weapon that would have been banned or limited by the legislation they prevented.

[wnylib]

26. I have Nance's book, They Want to Kill Americans.

He says that it won't be just documented and undocumented immigrants and migrants. They will kill off political opponents who are American citizens and anyone who disagrees with them.

I have been fearing that possibility because of the belligerence of their speech and threats, plus their actions like using gas and rubber bullets to clear the street for TSF's Bible photo OP in front of a church and the secretive kidnapping of protesters in Portland's BLM demonstrations, not to mention J6.

So when an expert like Nance verifies what I've been seeing and perceiving, I take it seriously. I also think that the extreme right which backs TSF will try to seize office if he loses and will use planned, organized violence to do it

I want to be wrong. I hope that I am. I want to see Harris and Walz win peacefully and take us in a better direction. But the fanatical belligerence of the right makes me feel like we are headed for a physical showdown.

[Evolve Dammit]

29. Agreed. The cult wants extreme violence

[Walleye]

46. Just heard a clip of JD Vance whining that there aren't enough kids in America. Has he thought of outlawing guns?

Instead of women

[Abolishinist]

5. 2020 election results for Barrow County

President Biden - 10,453 vote - 28%
the former - 26,804 votes - 71%

[jimfields33]

41. President Biden won the county in 2020.

https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/105369/web.264614/#/summary

[maxrandb]

51. This is TWICE you've posted this bogus claim

School is in Barrow County. Donnie Dipshit won Barrow County in 2020, and he won it "bigly".

https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/105369/web.264614/#/detail/5000?county=Barrow

[Abolishinist]

56. No, he did not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Georgia

[Gore1FL]

78. It's red on the map at the wiki link you provided.

Its the dark red area to the east of light-blue Gwinnet and to the west of dark-blue Clark.

[jmbar2]

9. I just finished my continuing ed credits online for being a substitute teacher, including active shooter training

I read on another post that when the shooting began, the teacher locked the door, and had all the kids get on the floor, as recommended. Then there was frantic knocking on the door, someone yelling "Let me in", and then more shooting.

In my training, you are not supposed to open the door under those circumstances. If those folks got shot, that poor class will have so much more trauma.

Very chilling. I pray I never have to make that decision.

[Evolve Dammit]

25. I don't think I could do nothing if I recognized the voice

[jmbar2]

38. Me neither

But given the fact that it's the first or second day of school, it would not be likely that you'd recognize the voice. Maybe they need a code word of some kind.

I keep mulling this in my mind.

[Evolve Dammit]

64. Thats a great idea. They may not have thought of that??

you never know.

[sarisataka]

69. A student of the school would know the code word

and possibly their voice would be recognized. That is great unless the student is the shooter. Then it is a problem.

The reason to not open the door is there is no way to know if it is the shooter until it is too late.

[sarisataka]

70. You recognize the voice

but what if that student is the shooter?

[IronLionZion]

18. Gun shops will start running back to school specials

since the answer to this problem is more guns.

[ConstanceCee]

20. As Usual

The common denominator is a gun.

[patphil]

21. How many dead before the GOP wakes up to the realization that easy gun access means lots of deaths?

How many stars are there in the sky?

[IronLionZion]

30. GOP profits from gun sales

they love that sweet gun lobbyist money. That's the price of free dumb

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

22. I wonder where Barrow County is.

Not that it really matters, other than to those who are there.

Another day, another school shooting. Ho-hum.

Or, another day and yet another two year old finds a loaded gun at home and shoots sibling.

I don't understand why anyone from a country with sensible gun laws (just about every place except the UAE) would ever come to this country.

[sarisataka]

23. Georgia, between Atlanta and Athens

[raccoon]

34. You and me both! When coming back from UK to the US, I asked two young Brits at the airport why they were coming here.

[Evolve Dammit]

27. Our "uniquely American problem." shame

[mommymarine2003]

32. This makes me so angry. Two of my grandsons live with us. It was the first day of school today for the younger one.

I took pictures of him on the front porch this morning, as he headed out to catch the bus. This afternoon is his first home high school soccer game. He made JV, and he is so excited. All the kids, so excited about a new school year. It is so tragic that we go through this so many times every year - rinse and repeat. My older grandson had a shooter in his high school up in Washington State a couple years ago before he moved here to Oregon. He called me from the school and told me how terrified he was as he was sitting in the cafeteria and felt so vulnerable. He ran and ran until he could hide in a portable classroom. My husband, now retired, was a city manager for a nearby city here in Oregon. They had a shooter in that community's high school in 2014 and one student, a 9th grade soccer player, was killed. It was horrific. I met his mother at a service honoring the first responders. There were no words that could console her. I am so sick of guns.

[Trueblue Texan]

37. I'm convinced, no amount of deaths from school shootings will ever convince the fuckers to re-examine their...

...worship of the weapons of war on our streets and institutions. The only hope we have of protecting kids is to vote the fuckers OUT!

[rubbersole]

39. The very first thing tsf did after he got in office...

..was block the law keeping mentally ill people from buying guns. The. Very. First. Thing.

[Botany]

40. At least 4 dead, 9 rushed to hospitals after shooting at Apalachee High School

Always remember that gun violence is on the ballot this fall.

[area51]

42. Another post-birth abortion

brought to you by the Nazi party.

[Tarzanrock]

44. What the fuck is a 14 year old doing with an automatic weapon at a school?

What the fuck is a 14 year old doing with an automatic weapon at a school? How did a 14 year old get access to that gun? It's long past time to hold negligent parents criminally responsible for the criminal behavior of their minor children especially when they allow access to automatic weapons. It's past time to prosecute these criminal enablers. How many "innocent" people have to die just because some fucking assholes think that everyone should have an automatic weapon or access to automatic weapons?

[Skittles]

63. this is gun humping America

repukes would love EVERY HOUSEHOLD to have one!

[AngryOldDem]

66. You're surprised? I'm not.

We are neck-deep in malignant gun culture. Family probably collects them, target-shoots with them, and doesn’t store them properly.

I hope the case in Michigan where the parents were also sent to prison becomes precedent. It should be.

[Upthevibe]

47. groundloop.............

This HAS to be one of the issues that is front and center during this election cycle.... COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS!

[groundloop]

57. In my most humble opinion, a common sense gun law would be STRICT gun control

Australia had one mass shooting and decided that was enough. They enacted strict gun laws that said you had to have a damned good reason to have a gun permit, and so called "self defense" wasn't a good reason. They've virtually eliminated gun violence, incidents are few and far between.

Why is the so called "right to bear arms (and let's not forget about a well regulated militia)" so much more important than our children's right to live?

[mahina]

48. 💧💧💧💧 Itʻs not the time to bring up gun control - so how about

Bullet control?

May these events never meet hardened American hearts.
May they end!

[Tree Lady]

50. I like the way Tim talks about it

straight and to the point, we don't want our kids dead from going to school.

[Vinca]

49. Welcome to the new school year.

[OLDMDDEM]

52. Is there word on the type of gun used?

[Warpy]

53. SHIT SHIT SHIT

Weapons of war have no place in a civilian population.

This is why.

[kkkkkk]

54. Why don't spoke people explain why nothing gets done on gun control

That Democrats need 60%+ majorities in the house and senate and the presidency then things can change. Until voters stop electing republicans nothing will change. Candidates, etc need to explain this

[Quanto Magnus]

55. How the hell many will it take before GQPers understand that not every damned idiot out there needs to have a gun?

Infinity..... with their "derpa derp 2nd Amendment derp!!!"

[AngryOldDem]

58. Why does it seem that the only answer some GOP-ers have is to arm teachers?

Anything to avoid dirtying their precious and sacred (and misunderstood) Second Amendment.

Given all the surreal things we’ve seen since Columbine, it isn’t so surreal to think that someday providing a box of ammo to the teacher will be on school supply lists.

Gun laws are not the third rail they used to be politically — at least not as far as the Democratic Party is concerned. All the more reason to elect Kamala and Tim, and win back control of the House and get a bigger majority in the Senate. Purging the GOP scourge at all levels is the only way out of a lot of this shit, not just guns.

Finally, to all those “deeply saddened” pols who say it’s “too soon, but here’s some thoughts and prayers” — shove it.

[C0RI0LANUS]

59. Every year almost 2,000 Georgians KIA and 5,000 WIA by guns, like a warzone.

In an average year in Georgia, 1,927 people die and 5,029 are wounded by firearms. The Peachtree State has the 8th-highest rate of gun violence in the US. Gun deaths and injuries cost Georgia $23.9 billion each year, of which $597.8 million is paid by taxpayers.

Source:

https://everystat.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gun-Violence-in-Georgia-2024-05.pdf

[c-rational]

61. What lunacy we live in. Had a Dr. apt. today as well as picking up a friend at thhospital, and in

both locations there were signs that read "This is a Wapons Free Zone." Thanks Clarence Thomas...we did not have to post these signs years ago...spending precious resources on wasteful items because unelected men an women get to impose their ideological belifs on all. Our system needs some changing.

[riversedge]

62. Mike Collins represents GA-10 where Apalachee High School is located. Here's the commercial he made when he first ran f

Link to tweet

Mike Collins represents GA-10 where Apalachee High School is located. Here's the commercial he made when he first ran for congress.

[riversedge]

67. Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-Ga.) handed out lapel pins shaped like assault

Don’t forget this horrible excuse for a human being.
Also representing Georgia -
Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-Ga.) handed out lapel pins shaped like assault

Link to tweet

[C0RI0LANUS]

71. Oof!

[C0RI0LANUS]

68. Blech!

[Scully]

72. What can I even say?

This high school is about 30 miles from my kiddo's high school. They played this school in football a couple weeks back. My kid is terrified to go back to school tomorrow because they don't want to get shot... and I can't blame them. I'm scared too. They shouldn't have to deal with this. What am I even supposed to say to that? This isn't right. Our kids deserve better than this.

[C0RI0LANUS]

74. I felt awful reading your post. PTSD is spreading far and wide in the US. Hang in there somehow.

[riversedge]

75. The first victim in Wednesday's tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has been identified as special educ

The first victim in Wednesday’s tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has been identified as special education math teacher David Phenix.

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

76. He survived but shot 2 times......

Link to tweet

[ArizonaLib]

79. So instead of gun control - airport style security for all schools?

Is attending school going to be similar to post 9/11 airport security?

The companies who supply airports with equipment will profit from this insanity?

High schools here in AZ have been buying metal detectors also for football games, etc.

[Omaha Steve]

80. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

Title and story mismatch. Live updates don't work in the DU's LBN forum.

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