BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — The people who were shot and killed at Apalachee High School on Wednesday have now been identified.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, two of the victims who died were students, and the other two were teachers. Their names are:
The shooting also left nine others hospitalized, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Eight of those injured were students and one was a teacher.
One who was hurt was David Phenix, according to a social media post by his daughter, Katie. She said that her father was shot in the foot and in the hip -- shattering his hip bone. He arrived at the hospital alert and awake. He got out of surgery and is stable, she said.
GoFundMe is verifying fundraisers for the families and has created a centralized hub for such accounts here.
Law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooter at 10:23 a.m., according to a release from the Barrow County Sheriff's Office. The situation unfolded rapidly, with multiple agencies arriving on the scene to manage the emergency and begin the investigation.
Authorities have confirmed that a 14-year-old suspect is in custody. The Barrow County Sheriff's Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), and other law enforcement agencies are investigating the incident to gather more details about the suspect and their possible motives.
"First and foremost, we wanna lift up our community, give our sympathies to our community, school system, kids, parents, that had to witness this today," Sheriff Jud Smith said. "Obviously, what you see behind us is an evil thing today."
Apalachee High School is located on Haymon Morris Road, just outside the city limits of Winder in Barrow County, Georgia. The school is part of the Barrow County School District, which also includes nearby schools such as Haymon Morris Middle School, Yargo Elementary School, and Cadence Academy Preschool.
11Alive is still working to obtain more information about the victims and will provide it once we have it.
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