Four dead in Georgia high school shooting, teen arrested

Guwahati: Another school shooting in the United States was reported on Wednesday with at least four casualties.

According to reports, the incident took place at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia, US.

A 14-year-old male was in custody in connection with the shooting.

reports stated that following the incident police and medical teams rushed to the school.

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To control the situation further, the neighbourhood was put under "a hard lockdown".

The police said that the suspected, a 14-year-old was arrested.

While there were reports of many injured, at least one person was evacuated in an air ambulance.

At approximately 10:23 am after the report of the incident, multiple agencies and Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched to the high school.

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Students were evacuated from the school, and the surrounding area was placed under a hard lockdown.

Multiple people were injured in the incident, with some sustaining gunshot wounds and others being injured during the evacuation process.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation into the shooting.