Two dead and four injured at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, cops confirm

At least two people have died and four have been injured following an active shooting at a high school in Barrow County, Georgia. 

Apalachee High School in Winder, 25 miles west of Athens, was put on lockdown after gunfire was reported at the scene around 9:30am. 

According to law enforcement officials briefing NBC News, two people have died as a result of the shooting, and four other people have been wounded. 

It is unclear if the deceased and victims are high school students or adults.  

Heartbreaking videos showed frantic students rushing to the school’s football field, while others huddled around ambulances as people flooded out of the building.

Emergency services flooded the scene in Georgia following the active shooting call – with medical helicopters seen flying injured victims to Grady Memorial Hospital.

Pictured: An injured victim is helped by emergency services following the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia

Pictured: An injured victim is helped by emergency services following the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia

Pictured: An injured victim is helped by emergency services following the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia 

Apalachee High School in Winder, 25 miles west of Athens, was put on hard lockdown just before 10:30am after gunfire was reported at the scene

Apalachee High School in Winder, 25 miles west of Athens, was put on hard lockdown just before 10:30am after gunfire was reported at the scene

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