The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said a 14-year-old student was arrested Wednesday after allegedly taking a gun to Apalachee High School, the same school in Georgia where two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting. mass shooting in September.
At approximately 2:02 p.m., school officers arrested the student without incident.
“The student was cooperative and compliant when encountered by law enforcement, and there were no reports of the student threatening anyone with the gun,” the sheriff’s office said.
The boy, whose name is not mentioned because of his age, has now been transferred to a youth detention center.
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Law enforcement officers responded to Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024, after a mass shooting. (Christian Monterrosa/AFP)
The boy was charged with theft because he was in possession of a firearm as a minor and had a weapon on school grounds.
Officials did not say what type of gun was seized or how the child obtained the gun.
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A monument has been placed at Apalachee High School to commemorate the victims of the school shooting on September 7, 2024 in Winder, Georgia. (The Washington Post/Contributor)
In response to the incident, the Barrow County School System canceled Thursday’s classes at the school secondary school and called for a meeting to discuss immediate options for safety improvement.
“We understand that this brings up many different feelings for each of us,” the school system said. “We will keep you all informed of any changes regarding school procedures after tomorrow’s board meeting.”
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A Barrow County grand jury has indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray and his father, Colin Gray. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson/Barrow County Sheriff’s Office)
On September 4, 14-year-old student Colt Gray allegedly opened fire at Apalachee High School, killing two teachers and two students.
Teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, were killed.
Gray has since been charged as an adult with 55 charges, including 25 charges of aggravated assault. He has pleaded not guilty and faces a maximum sentence of life without parole or life with the possibility of parole if convicted.
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His father, Colin Gray, who was arrested and accused of buying the AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle used in the shooting and giving it to Colt for Christmas, faces 29 charges, including two counts of manslaughter and two counts of manslaughter. involuntary manslaughter. He has also pleaded not guilty.
Georgia is one of them 42 states in the US hold parents criminally responsible for their children.
