What is the identity of the suspected Georgia school shooter?
In Barrow County, Georgia, a 14-year-old named Colt Gray is accused of shooting at Apalachee High School.
This is a developing story.
On Wednesday morning, at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia, Colt Gray, the suspected gunman, killed four people and injured at least nine innocent victims, according to police.
The Barrow County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of an active shooter at approximately 10:20 a.m., two hours after classes at Apalachee had begun.
Two school resource officers and law enforcement arrived at the school within minutes, as stated by Barrow County Sheriff Judd Smith during a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
"The subject surrendered to the officers immediately upon encounter and was subsequently taken into custody."
Officials said the four victims killed were two students and two teachers.
Law enforcement reports that injured survivors have been transported to local hospitals for treatment.
Smith stated that Gray, a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School, will be charged with murder and tried as an adult.
District Attorney Brad Smith of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit is working with local law enforcement on the investigation and charges.
"Our top priority in this investigation is to collect all the information," Smith stated. "It's a murder case."
Georgia police have yet to release the identities of the victims.
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