Atlanta School Shooting: At least two wounded, including student reportedly shot in the head at middle school

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Police responded to the scene of a reported shooting at the Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013.

/ CBS Atlanta

(CBS) ATLANTA - Police are at the scene of a shooting at Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta where a 14-year-old student and a teacher were confirmed to have been shot Thursday. One person is in custody, CBS Atlanta reports.

A spokesman with Atlanta Fire Rescue Department confirmed to CBS Atlanta that a 14-year-old student had been shot in the head and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta.

According to the station, the second victim, a teacher, was treated at the scene for minor injuries. That teacher was not taken to the hospital.

Police did not release further details of the circumstances of the shooting.

Price Middle School is currently on lockdown.

A spokesperson with Atlanta Public Schools plans to hold a news conference on the shooting within an hour.

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by ammo17 January 31, 2013 5:33 PM EST

was this kid with the gun a card carrying nra member?

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by obamatruelysucks February 1, 2013 10:12 AM EST: CBS just deleted the original article which mentions the fact that an ARMED RESOURCE OFFICER stopped this shooting from escalating. The kid got one shot off and the armed off duty officer stopped him from shooting anyone else. Keep reading your half-news and believe the lies they tell you. If you want to read the original article from the AP here's a link:
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by DustinDopps January 31, 2013 5:02 PM EST: Andrew and Jean - do you want to take away all items that can be used as weapons of mass killing? If something can be used for evil, does that mean it should be against the law?

These shootings are tragic, but your logic is flawed. We need to teach kids the value of human life if we want to truly stop this madness. Gun laws only work for people who follow laws...; Reply to this comment


by LiamMasters January 31, 2013 5:00 PM EST: http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/Teen-admits-to-charges-in-stabbing-of-classmate-inside-Wilson-school/-/121418/18323952/-/r6oykfz/-/index.html Next argument on civilized humans.; Reply to this comment


by andrew5681 January 31, 2013 4:03 PM EST: may be another strike againest the 2nd amendment and truely end the 2nd amendment problems forever.; Reply to this comment

by Jean-Valjean January 31, 2013 3:41 PM EST

Here is yet another tragedy brought on by the prevalence of guns in our society. This country must rid itself of guns of all kinds so that we can truly be considered by the rest of the world as civilized.

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by nikkid1980 February 1, 2013 9:32 AM EST: Are you really that stupid to believe that taking away guns will help? Do you think criminals is just going to walk into the police headquarters and say here officer I would like to turn in my weapons? And then what happens to all the law abiding people when someone is robbing them or breaking into their home? What we gonna say----please mister robber I turned in my guns so you cant use your gun against me???!!!! What in the world is wrong with people like you???!!!!!!