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This a breaking and developing story... Please check back for updates...Just days into the new school year, students at Apalachee High School in the town of Winder, Georgia were on a 'hard lockdown' Wednesday morning after an active shooter situation unfolded, with reports of casualties and injured victims being transported by ambulance, at least one medi-vac helicopter landing in front of the school, and a large police presence at the scene.
Many law enforcement, fire and ambulance vehicles were visible. Students could be seen assembling at the football field. Gov. Brian Kemp said in a post on X he has 'directed all available state resources to respond to the incident at Apalachee High School and urge all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of those in our classrooms, both in Barrow County and across the state.
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