NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and nine wounded in a campus shooting at a high school in the U.S. state of Georgia on Wednesday, local authorities said.
The shooting happened at the Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. One suspect was taken into custody following the gunfire, the Barrow County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, adding that casualties have been reported.
The office told the media that there was an active shooter situation earlier Wednesday morning and multiple law enforcement agencies and emergency responders were dispatched to the school around 10:30 a.m.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that four people are dead and nine injured as a result of the shooting. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said it would take "multiple days" to determine what happened.
Apalachee High School was put on a hard lockdown after the shooting. One gunshot victim from the school was sent to local hospital. No other information was released. ■
