A 14-year-old student was arrested Wednesday after bringing a gun to Appalachian High School, the same school in Georgia where two students and teachers were killed in an attack, the Barrow County Sheriff's Office said. Mass shooting in September.
At approximately 2:02 p.m., school resource officers arrested the student without incident.
“The student was cooperative and compliant when confronted by law enforcement officers, and there were no reports of the student threatening anyone with the gun,” the Sheriff's Office said.
The boy, whose name has not been given due to his age, was taken to a youth detention centre.
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Law enforcement responded to Appalachian High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024, after a mass shooting. (Christian Monterrosa/AFP)
The boy was charged with robbery, being a minor, possession of a handgun and possession of a weapon on school grounds.
Officials did not say what type of weapon was seized or how the child obtained the weapon.
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A memorial has been placed at Appalachian 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 high school He called for a meeting to discuss immediate options to enhance safety.
“We understand that this brings up many different emotions in each of us,” the school system said. “We will update you all after tomorrow’s board meeting of any changes regarding school procedures.”
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A Barrow County grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray and his father, Colin Gray. (AP Photo/Brian Anderson/Barrow County Sheriff's Office)
On September 4, 14-year-old student Colt Gray allegedly opened fire at Appalachian High School, killing two teachers and two students.
Teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Eremi, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, were killed.
Gray has since been charged with 55 counts as an adult, including 25 counts of aggravated assault. He has pleaded not guilty and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole or life with the possibility of parole if convicted.
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His father, Colin Gray, who was arrested and charged with purchasing the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle used in the shooting and giving it to Colt for Christmas, faces 29 charges, including two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of murder. Manslaughter. He has also pleaded not guilty.
Georgia is one of 42 states in the United States hold parents criminally responsible for their children.
