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News Articles: school shooting

Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in the Barrow County courthouse during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings

The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people and his father will both stay in custody following back-to-back court hearings Friday morning where their lawyers declined to seek bail.

September 06, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A Life Flight air medical ambulance seen leaving the scene of the Apalachee High School campus. Chase McGee/GPB News

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Georgia, national Democratic leaders call for gun safety legislation after Apalachee High shooting

Americans watched in horror on TV and social media Wednesday as students from Apalachee High School in Winder evacuated the building following a shooting that left four dead and nine injured, according to law enforcement and news reports.

September 06, 2024
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Stanley Dunlap
A medical helicopter is seen in front of Apalachee High School after a shooting at the school Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

Authorities in Georgia say the father of the teen charged with opening fire at a high school has been arrested on charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

September 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A lifeflight helicopter takes off for Atlanta from Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for September 4, 2024

Georgia law enforcement agencies are responding to a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, northwest of Atlanta.

September 04, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Helicopter view of Apalachee High School in Barrow County.

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Sheriff's office says injuries reported and suspect in custody after shooting at Georgia high school

A Georgia sheriff's office says injuries have been reported after a school shooting at a high school. The school was put on lockdown Wednesday and students gathered in its football stadium. The sheriff's office says one suspect is in custody, but didn't immediately provide further details. 

September 04, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Students and parents file out of the campus of Appalachee HIgh School in Winder, Ga., after being released from lockdown following the school shooting there Sept. 4, 2024.

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UPDATES: State leaders respond to Apalachee High School shooting that killed 4, hurt 9 in Barrow County

Georgia law enforcement are responding to an incident at Apalachee High School in Barrow County following the school being placed on lockdown after an on-campus shooting that killed four and injured nine more.

September 04, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Vehicles are seen in a parking lot outside of Perry High School in Iowa the day after a shooting on Jan. 4, 2024. Dan Marburger, the school's principal who put himself in harm's way to protect students during the shooting, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, a funeral home confirmed after Marburger's after the family announced it on a GoFundMe page.

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The Iowa principal who protected students during a high school shooting has died

Dan Marburger was critically injured during the Jan. 4 attack at Perry High School. The school superintendent said he was a "hero" who intervened with the teenage gunman so students could escape.

January 14, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Law enforcement respond to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus on Monday after the university locked down and warned of an armed person on campus.

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The front page of UNC's Daily Tar Heel was a gut punch. Here's the story behind it

In the midst of a school shooting, UNC's student journalists kicked into action, covering the story as it unfolded. Now, the paper's front page — a block of heart-wrenching texts — is earning praise.

September 03, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo

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Political Rewind: How can Georgia and the nation better protect children from gun violence?

Thursday on Political Rewind: Host Bill Nigut turns our pre-recorded panel to focus in on gun violence and how we can protect kids in schools.

May 11, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
San Antonio Spurs beach coach Gregg Popovich sits on the bench during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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NBA coach Gregg Popovich criticizes lawmakers over gun control

Popovich, who has coached the Spurs for 27 years, has been outpsoken on issues of gun control, race and LGBTQ+ rights over the years.

April 10, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
People hug at a memorial at the entrance to the Covenant School on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.

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A therapist has advice for how to cope with repeated mass shootings: Lean into family

The U.S. sees hundreds of mass shootings each year — so many that some people have survived more than one. A therapist offers advice for how to cope with the trauma.

March 30, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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Melissa Joan Hart says she helped kindergarteners escape the Nashville shooting

Hart, known for her starring role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, said her children attend school near Nashville's Covenant School.

March 30, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
A mourner on Wednesday holds a sign reading "Why? Why?" at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

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4 big questions about the Nashville school shooting (and what we know so far)

Monday's school shooting set in motion a familiar cycle of condolences, calls for action and questions, some unanswerable, about how the violence unfolded. Here's a look at what we're following.

March 29, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Gambling

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Political Rewind: Sine Die deadline looms; Gov. Kemp supports vouchers; Nashville school shooting

Tuesday on Political Rewind: As Sine Die looms over the Dome, legislators scramble to pass several high-profile bills. Gov. Brian Kemp supported a school choice measure that critics say would rob public schools of much-needed funds. Sports betting and expanded hate crime bills also saw a second life. We also discuss a tragic school shooting in Nashville. 

March 28, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Mourners sit at The Rock on the grounds of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson were killed and several other students remain in critical condition after a gunman opened fire on the campus of Michigan State University Monday night.

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Michigan State University is enhancing safety protocols weeks after a campus shooting

Public access to most buildings at Michigan State University will be restricted at night, school officials said a little more than two weeks after a gunman killed three students and injured five.

March 02, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
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